inv 4 test

Question 1

Thermal Energy

Answer 1

Radiant energy that heats

Question 2

Absorb

Answer 2

To Take in or soak up

Question 3

Differential Heating

Answer 3

Accounts for the difference in the temperature of water and soil after they have both been in the sunshine for the same length of time

Question 4

Ray

Answer 4

A beam of light or radiation

Question 5

Heat

Answer 5

The transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another

Question 6

Radiant Energy

Answer 6

Energy that travels through air and space

Question 7

Solar Angle

Answer 7

The angle at which the sun strikes the earth

Question 8

Weather

Answer 8

The state of atmosphere at a particular place and time

Question 9

Climate

Answer 9

The long term prevailing pattern of weather at a given location

Question 10

Climatologist

Answer 10

Scientist who studies climate

Question 11

Climatology

Answer 11

Study of climate

Question 12

Latitude

Answer 12

The distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees a factor that effects local weather and climate

Question 13

Longitude

Answer 13

Imaginary lines that measure distance east or west of the prime meridian