Environmental Science Questions
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Another form of energy movement is __________, which is the transfer of energy from one object to the next by direct contact.
Not naturally occurring; made by humans; ozone-depleting
__________ is one of the few substances on Earth that can exist naturally in three phases: a solid, a liquid, or a gas.
The warming of the atmosphere because of insulation by greenhouse gases
__________ is the energy required to change liquids to solids, solids to liquids, liquids to gases, or gases to liquids.
The __________ tells you how much water vapor is in the air.
Solid water (ice) absorbs energy so that it changes from a solid to a liquid in a process called __________.
If a substance changes phase from a liquid to gas at its boiling point, it is known as __________ and is a type of vaporization.
The lowest energy state of water is __________, which forms when the kinetic energy of the molecules reduces because of the temperature dropping below 0°C.
__________ is when a substance changes phase from a liquid to a gas at any temperature.
As the __________ blows over the surface of the water it moves the humid air away from the surface and pulls in drier air, allowing for faster evaporation.
The Sun's energy comes directly to the Earth in the form of various types of __________, which is the only type of energy that can travel through space because space is a vacuum, and therefore it does not require a medium.
__________ is the temperature that air is completely filled with moisture.
__________ occurs when the air cools beyond its saturation point and it is below 0°C and ice crystals form instead of water droplets.
In the atmosphere, water vapor and carbon dioxide absorb heat radiated from the surface of the Earth. Afterward, they radiate the heat into space, to other gases, or back down to the Earth. What is this process called?
Water can also change directly to a gas from a solid in a process called __________.
A device used to measure humidity is called a __________.
Temperature and humidity have an __________ relationship, which means that as temperature increases, humidity will decrease, and as temperature decreases, humidity will increase.
The amount of water vapor in the air at a particular point of time in a ________ place is humidity.
__________ is when air (or water) begins to heat, the warmer air becomes less dense and begins to rise toward the top, displacing the colder air and moving it to the bottom, resulting in a circular motion, or current.