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radiation |
Thr direct transfer of energy by eletromagnite waves. |
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infrared radiation |
eletromagnite waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorther than a mircowaveas |
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ultraviolet radiation |
eletromagnite waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays |
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greenhouse effect |
the process by which heat is trapped in the atosphere by the gases that form a blanket around the Earth |
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temperature |
a measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point |
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thermal energy |
the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance |
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heat |
the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in temputer |
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conduction |
The direct tranfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that is touching |
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convection |
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid |
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wind |
The horiztal movement of air from an area of hight pressure to an area of lower pressure |
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anemometer |
an instrument used to measure wind speed |
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sea breeze |
The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land |
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land breeze |
The flow of air from land to body of water |
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global winds |
winds that blow steadily from specifiv directions over long distances |
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Coriolis effect |
The change that Eath rotation causes in the motion of objects and that explains how winds curve |
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jet stream |
bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's suface |
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water cycle |
The contiual movement of water among Earth atmosphere,oceans, and land surface through rvaporation,condensation, and precipitation |
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evaporation |
the process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor |
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humidity |
The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air |
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psychrometer |
An instrument used to measuer relative humidity |
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condensation |
The process by which molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water |
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dew point |
the tempeature at which condensation begins |
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cirrus |
wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels |
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precipiton |
any form of water that falls form clouds and reach Earth's surface |
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drought |
Long periods of low precipitation |