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22 Cards in this Set
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What are electromagnetic waves?
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A form of energy that can travel through space.
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What is radiation?
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Direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
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What is visible light?
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Light that we can see it contains the different colors of the rainbow.
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What is infrared radiation?
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Wavelengths that we can not see but we can feel as heat.
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What is ultraviolet radiation?
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Shorter wave lengths than the color violet. This radiation is what gives us a sunburn and can cause skin cancer.
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What is the greenhouse effect?
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Infrared radiation is trapped by carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane. This creates a blanket around the Earth creating temperatures on Earth to rise.
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What is thermal energy?
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The total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
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What is wind?
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The horizontal -------> movement of air from an area of high pressure to and area of low pressure.
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What is an anemometer?
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A instrument that is used to measure wind speed.
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What is the wind-chill factor?
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What the temperature feels like when the wind is blowing over your skin.
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What are local winds?
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Winds that blow over a short distance.
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What is a sea breeze?
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Winds that blow in from over an ocean to land.
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What is a land breeze?
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Winds that blow from land over a body of water.
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What are global winds?
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Winds that blow steadily without much change in a specific direction over long distances.
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What is evaporation?
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Water molecules in liquid water that escape in to the air as water vapor (gas)
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What is humidity?
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It is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
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What is relative humidity?
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The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air can hold.
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What is a psychrometer?
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An instrument that measures relative humidity.
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What is condensation?
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Molecules of water vapor in the air become liquid water.
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What is the dew point?
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The temperature at which condensation begins.
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What is precipitation?
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Any form of water that falls from clouds and reach's Earth's surface.
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What are the 5 most common types of precipitation?
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Rain, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, and Hail.
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