Warminn And Cooling Flashcards
Infrared
Longwave
How does the angle of incoming sunlight affect earth seasons?
It drives the daily warming
How much Solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere?
19%
Convection
Transfer of heat via the vertical component
The ____ The objects temperature, the _____ are the wave lengths of emitted radiation
Higher, shorter
Kinetic energy
Energy of motion
____ objects give off radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum
All
Conduction
Transfer of heat within the substance (hot metal pipe)
What are the driving causes of earths seasons?
Earths elliptical orbit, the tilt of the earth, the angle of incoming sunlight, geographic
How does the tilt of the earth affect earth seasons?
Toward the sun is warmer or away from the sun is colder
Albedo
Reflectivity of service
Temperature
Scales that measure average speed of moving molecules
Advection
Transfer of heat by the horizontal component of air or water
Air is an extremely ______ conductor of heat
Poor
How much of the suns radiation is absorbed by the earth surface?
51%
Air that rises will ___ and _____
Expand, cool
Radiation
Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves (sunlight)
Latent heat
Energy required to allow a state change of a substance
Radiant energy
Energy transferred from the sun
What are the main control the temperature?
latitude, land and water distribution, ocean currents, elevation
Sensible heat
Measured heat when a substance goes from vapor to solid
Wiens law
Radiation wavelength and temperature are related
Heat
Energy transferred from one substance to another
Celsius
Water freezes at 0 and boils at 100
Thermals
Rising bubbles of air
Controls the temperature
Factors that cause variations in temperature from one place to another
Isotherms
Lines that connect places that have the same temperature on a map
Air that sinks is ________ and _____
Compressed, warmed
Ultraviolet
Shortwave, may cause a sunburn
Visible
Normal visible light
Kelvin scale
Measure of absolute temperature
Fahrenheit
Water freezes at 32 and boils at 212
How much solar radiation is reflected scattered or defused
30%
Solar constant
Sounds energy at top of atmosphere
How does geography affect our seasons?
Southern latitudes receive more heat less variation towards the equator