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23 Cards in this Set
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Radiation |
the direct trancfer of energy by electro magnetic waves |
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infrared radiation |
Electro magnnetic waves with wave lengths that are longer and visable light but shorter than microwaves |
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ultravilioet radeation |
Electro magnetic waves with wave lengths that are shorter and visable but longer than x-rays |
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grenn house factores |
the proces wich heat is trapped in the atmosphere b gasses that form a ''blanket'' aroound the world |
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tempature |
a measure of how hot or cold an object is compared to a refrence point |
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thermal energy |
the total energy motion in the particles of a substance |
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heat |
the trancfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difrance in tempature |
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conductive |
the direct trancefure of thermal energy from one substance to another that is touching |
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convection |
the transfure of thermal energy by the movment by a fluid |
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wind |
the horizon movment of air from one area to another |
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anemometer |
an inster ment used to measure wind speed |
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sea breaze |
the flow of cooler air over an ocean or lake tword land |
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land breaze |
the flow of air from lond to a body of water |
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global winds |
wids that blow steadly from specific ddirections in long distance |
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coriolis effect |
the change that earth's rotation causes in the mation of objects and that explain how winds curve |
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jet stream |
bands of high stream winds about 10 kilameters above earth's surface |
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water cycle |
the continewed movment of water among earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land, surface of earth, evaperation |
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evaporatrion |
the proces by wich water moicules in liquid ater ecape into the air as water vapor |
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humidity |
the amount of watervapor givin in the ait |
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reletive humidity |
the percentive of water vapor in the air compared to the maximom amount of water |
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psychrometer |
An interment used to mesure relitive humididty |
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codensation |
The process by which molicules of water vapor imeare become liquide water |
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dew point |
The temp at which condensation begins |
