GEOL 1350 UH TEST 1 Questions And Answers Rated A+

_______ energy is the work an object can do as a result of a relative position, or the potential to do work, or stored energy that can be converted to other forms of energy. - Potential Energy PE= m x g x h m-mass g-acceleration h-height above ground _______ is the number of air molecules in a given space (volume). - Air density ________ is a poor conductor of heat. - Air _________ energy is the work that a body can do by virtue of its motion. - Kinetic Energy KE=1/2 m v^2 _________ is done on an object when a force moves it. - Work A warmer object emits (more/less) radiation than a cooler object. - More Air molecules are held near the earth by _________. - Gravity Atmospheric pressure always (decreases/increases) with increasing height. - Decreases Change in the air density can bring a change in _________. - Air pressure Does the temperature increase or decrease in the mesosphere? What is the cause? - Temp. DECREASES with height. No O3 heating.Does the temperature increase or decrease in the stratosphere? What is the cause? - Temp. INCREASES with height as a result of absorption of solar UV by stratospheric ozone. Does the temperature increase or decrease in the thermosphere? What is the cause? - Temp. INCREASES with height. Absorption of energetic solar radiation by small amount of oxygen. Does the temperature increase or decrease in the troposphere? At what rate? - Temp. DECREASES with height at a rate of 6.5 K/km. Earth radiation is (shortwave/longwave) radiation? - longwave Earth's radius is how long? - 6370 km Equation of Work - Work = Force x Distance Heat transfer by conduction always flows from _______ to _______. - Warmer to Colder