Atm. Characteristics
Earth-Sun Relations
Heat Transfer
Temp. Controls
Layers of Atm.
100
the source of all clouds and precipitation
What is water vapor
100
this isnt distributed evenly over earths surface
What is solar energy
100
energy transferred from one object to another because the difference of temperatures
What is heat
100
when radiant energy is absorbed it is converted to heat and causes a temperature...
What is increase
100
this thins as you travel away from the earth
What is atmosphere
200
it refers to the state of atmosphere at any given time or place
What is weather
200
the movement of earths orbit around the sun
What is revolution
200
measure of the average kinetic engergy
What is temperature
200
this occurs when an electromagnetic wave bounces off an object.
What is reflection
200
earths atmosphere becomes...as you climb higher
What is colder
300
without this our planet would be unhabitable for many organisms
What is ozone
300
these occur because earths position relative to the sun continually changes as it travels along its orbit
What is seasonal change
300
three mechanisms of energy tranfer as heat
What is conduction convection and radiation
300
this produces a larger number of weaker rays that travel in different directions
What is scattering
300
the atmosphere can be divided into...layers based on temperature
What is four
400
this helps descibes a place or region
What is climate
400
first official day of summer
What is summer solstice
400
this travels out in all directions from its source
What is radiation
400
this much of the solar radiation that is absorbed at earths surface arrives as scattered radiation
What is half
400
this occurs because earths position relative to the sun continually changes as it travels along its orbit
What is seasonal change
500
this is the home of the ozone
What is stratosphere
500
start of fall in the northern hemisphere
What is autumnal equinox
500
this is the transfer of heat by mass movement within a substance
What is convection
500
three factors that influence temperature
What is water altitlude and geographic position
500
name the layers of the atmosohere
What is the stratosphere mesosphere thermosphere and troposhpere
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