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Warminn And Cooling Flashcards

1
Q

Infrared

A

Longwave

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2
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How does the angle of incoming sunlight affect earth seasons?

A

It drives the daily warming

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3
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How much Solar radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere?

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19%

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4
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Convection

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Transfer of heat via the vertical component

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5
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The ____ The objects temperature, the _____ are the wave lengths of emitted radiation

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Higher, shorter

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6
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Kinetic energy

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Energy of motion

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7
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____ objects give off radiation across the electromagnetic spectrum

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All

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8
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Conduction

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Transfer of heat within the substance (hot metal pipe)

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9
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What are the driving causes of earths seasons?

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Earths elliptical orbit, the tilt of the earth, the angle of incoming sunlight, geographic

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10
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How does the tilt of the earth affect earth seasons?

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Toward the sun is warmer or away from the sun is colder

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11
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Albedo

A

Reflectivity of service

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12
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Temperature

A

Scales that measure average speed of moving molecules

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13
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Advection

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Transfer of heat by the horizontal component of air or water

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14
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Air is an extremely ______ conductor of heat

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Poor

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15
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How much of the suns radiation is absorbed by the earth surface?

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51%

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16
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Air that rises will ___ and _____

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Expand, cool

17
Q

Radiation

A

Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves (sunlight)

18
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Latent heat

A

Energy required to allow a state change of a substance

19
Q

Radiant energy

A

Energy transferred from the sun

20
Q

What are the main control the temperature?

A

latitude, land and water distribution, ocean currents, elevation

21
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Sensible heat

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Measured heat when a substance goes from vapor to solid

22
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Wiens law

A

Radiation wavelength and temperature are related

23
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Heat

A

Energy transferred from one substance to another

24
Q

Celsius

A

Water freezes at 0 and boils at 100

25
Q

Thermals

A

Rising bubbles of air

26
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Controls the temperature

A

Factors that cause variations in temperature from one place to another

27
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Isotherms

A

Lines that connect places that have the same temperature on a map

28
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Air that sinks is ________ and _____

A

Compressed, warmed

29
Q

Ultraviolet

A

Shortwave, may cause a sunburn

30
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Visible

A

Normal visible light

31
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Kelvin scale

A

Measure of absolute temperature

32
Q

Fahrenheit

A

Water freezes at 32 and boils at 212

33
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How much solar radiation is reflected scattered or defused

A

30%

34
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Solar constant

A

Sounds energy at top of atmosphere

35
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How does geography affect our seasons?

A

Southern latitudes receive more heat less variation towards the equator

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