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It gets cool beacause the air is thinner and cant hold as much heat.
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When light hits a dark object what happens?
According to Blackbody radiation, the darker the object the more light it will absorb. A perfect example is a radiometer, in a light bulb container, there is a thin pin pointing upwards in the middle of the bulb. Then, a little tube with the pin through it has four surfaces. Each surface has a white side and a dark side. If you put something that radiates heat, then it will spin. Since, one side absorb more radiation then the other side, on side is more denser. As a result, it spins.
John is riding a ski lift to the top of Wildcat Mountain. He removes his gloves and rapidly rubs his hands together to warm them up. What happens when John rubs his hands?
Frictional energy is converted to heat.
What happens when cold water meets warm water?
it becomes a mixture of a warm and cold water :)))
What happens to the volume of solids liquids and gasses as they warm and cool?
Mostly they expand as they warm, contract as they cool.
What happens in a water filled balloon in warm water?
it will pop
What happens when wet warm water air is pushed up the side of the mountain?
The water vapor melts and it goes into the mountain
When a warm moist air mass moves toward a mountain range what happens?
The warm air cools as it is blown up the side of the mountain, causing rain. (info from prentice hall science explorer weather and climate book.)
Why is the leeward side of a mountain warm?
The leeward side is the downwind side, the sheltered side
What is rain shadow and how does it effect the climate of the west?
The rain shadow effect happens by a mountain and on the leeward side (west side) has a warm and wet climate. The windward side (east side ) has a cool & dry climate.
When the air rises over the mountain which side of the mountain is dry and which side is warm?
The dry side of a mountain is called the leeward side. This is the side away from the wind. The dry area is known as a rain shadow.
Is leeward dry?
The leeward side of a mountain or anything else is warm and dry.
What is it called when wet warm air is pushed up the side of the mountain?
Orographic lift.
What happens to the suns energy when it hits earth on a pie graph?
The pie graph gets warm when the sunlight hits it.
When a cold front comes through what happens to the warm air?
When a cold front hits, usually the warm air rises.
What happens to a hurricane when it hits the gulf stream?
When a hurricane hits the Gulf Stream is strengthens because the water in that current is warm.
Which of these is a special dry warm wind that blows from the rocky mountains down into the valleys below?
The warm dry winds that blow down the side of the mountain (leeward side) are known as Foehn Winds.
How do convection currents form downdrafts in deserts near tall mountain ranges?
Warm air expands and rises from the base on one side of the mountain. It cools and contracts in the clouds above the mountain and sinks back down but on the desert side of the mountains. This way both sides of the mountain are heated properly.
