earth energy balance
The basic principle of Earth's energy balance is
What is the amount of energy earth receives from the sun must be equal to the amount of energy it radiates back into space.
Name the process that focus on heat transfer in watercycle
what is evaporation ?
continent to continent boundary forms
what is mountain ranges and high plateau?
Adhesion is
what is water molecules sticking to substance (xylem walls in plants)
Name the distance of communication satellites from the earth
what is 42 000km
the name of the energy entering earth is
what is solar radiation ?
condensation is
Transform tectonic plates cause earthquake along the
What is San Andreas Fault line ?
Capillary action can be describe as
What is the movement of water molecules through a narrow space against gravity driven by adhesion, cohesion and transpiration
what is water and oxygen ?
The name of the energy exiting earth atmosphere is
what is infrared radiation?
evaporation deals with
What is heat changing liquid to gas ?
oceanic crust collide with continental crust to form
What is trench and volcanic arc?
cohesion is
water molecules sticking to each other
Name the distance of GPS satellites from the earth
26 600 km
The name of the substances that global ocean conveyor belt distribute is
What is heat and nutrients ?
Precipitation can be in the form of
what is rain or snow ?
oceanic crust collide with oceanic crust to form
what is oceanic trench and volcanic arc?
water has a high specific heat because of
what is water takes a lot of energy to change its temperature ?
name the electromagnetic radiation from lowest to highest energy
radiowave
microwave
infrared
ultraviolet
xray
gamma ray
Potholes are formed because of
water in cracks
name the four terrestial planets
mercury ,venus.uranus and mars
Name the four jovian planets
what is jupiter,saturn ,uranus and neptune
Name two other substance that has a lower specific heat than water
sand and wood
name one dwarf planet
what is pluto ,ceres ,eris ?