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a form of energy that can travel through space
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electromagnetic waves
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the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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radiation
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a form of energy with wavelengths that are longer than red light
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infrared radiation
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a form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light
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ultraviolet radiation
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a form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light
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ultraviolet radiation
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reflection of light in all directions
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scattering
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the process by which gasses hold heat in the air
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greenhouse effect
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What is air temperature usually measured with?
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a thermometer
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a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid that is usually mercury or colored alchahol
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thermometer
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What are the three ways that heat is transferred?
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radiation, conduction, convection
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energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one
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heat
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the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that is touching it
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conduction
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the transfer of heat by the movement of fluids
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convection
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What conducts heat the best: Solids, liquids, or gasses
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Solids. Next is liquid, then gas
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Drying boots through a hot air vent, and a furnace heating a whole house are examples of what form of heat transferring?
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convection
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Walking on hot sand and touching a spoon that is stirring a hot liquid are all examples of what form of heat transferring?
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conduction
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feeling heat from a campfire and heat lamps are all examples of what form of heat transferring?
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radiation
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Energy fro the sun is....
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reflected from the surface to back into the atmosphere
absorbed by the land- some of the absorbed energy is radiated back into the atmosphere gas and particles in atmosphere absorb energy, and also reflect and then scatter light |
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Put these in order from shortest wavelengths to longest wavelengths.
visible light, infrared radiation, ultraviolet radiation |
infrared, visible, UV
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Winds move from...
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areas of high pressure to low pressure
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Use the words high pressure and low pressure
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the horizontal movement of air from an area high pressure to low pressure
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wind
***ALL WINDS ARE CAUSED BY A DIFFERENCE IN AIR PRESSURE***** |
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wind SPEED is measured with a/an...
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anemometer
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increased cooling that wind can cause
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wind-chill factor
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winds that blow over short distances, caused by unequal heating of the earth's surface within a SMALL AREA
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local winds
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A wind that blows FROM and ocean TO the land is called a...
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sea breeze
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during the day
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a wind that blows FROM the land TO a body of water
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land breeze
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during the night
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sea breezes and land breezes over a large reigon that change direction with the seasons
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monsoons
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the way the earth's rotation makes the wind move
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coriolis effect
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bands of high speed winds
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jet streams
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HOW does unequal heating of the earth's surface cause winds?
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the hotter air rises and cooler air is forced underneath it, which causes a breeze.
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the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor
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evaporation
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a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
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humidity
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the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold
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relative humidity
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what is an instrument that measures relative humidity
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a psychrometer
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how do clouds form?
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water condenses
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the temperature at which condnsation begins
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dew point
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Latin root: cumulus
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big, puffy
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Latin root: nimbus
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rain
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stratus
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layered
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alto
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middle
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cirrus
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wispy, light feathery
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How do you measure rain fall?
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a rain gauge
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energy of motion in the molecules of a substance
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thermal energy
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The movement of air between the equator and the poles produces....
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global winds
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global/local winds
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common types of percipitation
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rain, sleet, freezing rain, hail, snow
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Why is the sky blue?
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blue light is scattered more than other wavelengths so it appears blue
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why is the sky red
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the horizon is very long. When the un sets, it has longer wavelengths to cover the long distance, so it apperars redish orange
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HOw does a thermometer work?
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the liquid inside the bulb expands when heated and deflates when cooled
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Which type of heat transfer is in action when a fireplace is lit?
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ALL of them:
Radiation: The heat to the room Convection: heat travels up through chimney Conduction: when you light the fire, and then wood burns |
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WHen is the only time that land breezes happen during the day globally?
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summer monsoons
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