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13.Which heat transfer processes involve mass movement within a substance?
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Convection
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14.What term describes the natural heating of the lower atmosphere and Earth's surface?
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Greenhouse effect
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15.How much incoming solar radiation is lost back to space?
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30%
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16.What type of wavelengths of radiation is emitted by Earth's surface?
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Long wavelengths
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17.What two gases absorb energy in the lower atmosphere?
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Water vapor and Carbon dioxide
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18.What type of heat transfer process does not need a medium to travel through?
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Radiation
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19.What term describes weak light rays that travel in diffrent locations?
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Scattering
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20.What are six examples of temperature controls?
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1.Latitude
2.Land and water 3.Altitude 4.Geographic position 5.Cloud cover 6.Ocean currents |
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21.What happens to the temperature when altitude is increased?
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It decreases
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22.How does the temperature of windward coastal locations differ from inland locations?
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It is much cooler
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