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The Sun’s Radiation
The Seasons
Colors & Angles
Surfing the Spectrum
Feeling the Heat
100
It is the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth each day compared to what the world uses.
What is 6000 times?
100
In the northern hemisphere, the north pole is facing toward the sun the most during this day?
What is the summer solstice (June 21st)?
100
It is the name given to describe the percentage of reflected radiation.
What is Albedo?
100
It is the distance between two peaks of any electromagnetic wave.
What is wavelength?
100
It is the process that helps to store heat in the lower atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
200
It is the average amount of the sun’s energy that is received by the Earth but reflected back into space.
What is 30%?
200
In the northern hemisphere, it is the day with the shortest daylight hours.
What is the winter solstice (December 21st)?
200
It is the reason why a snow covered field has a higher Albedo than a dirt field.
What is a lighter color?
200
It is what happens to the wavelength of electromagnetic waves as their frequency increases.
What is becomes shorter?
200
It is the type of heat transfer when a hot molecule comes in contact with a cold molecule.
What is conduction?
300
It best describes the wavelength of radiation emitted by Earth’s surface when it is warm?
What is infrared radiation?
300
It the amount of daylight you would see at the south pole during our winter solstice.
What is 24 hours a day?
300
It is the what happens to the blue wavelength of light, making the sky appear blue.
What is scattering?
300
On the electromagnetic spectrum, these waves have the longest wavelength.
What are radio waves?
300
It is the heat transfer mechanism responsible for heating up water in a pot on a stove.
What is convection?
400
It is the speed that all electromagnetic radiation travels towards Earth.
What is 300,000 km per second?
400
They are the two times during the year when all of Earth has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
What are the spring and fall equinoxes?
400
It is the amount of energy that a reflected x-ray has if its incident ray was 1000 watts.
What is 1000 watts?
400
In the visible light section of the electromagnetic spectrum, this color wave has the longest wavelength.
What is red?
400
It is the type of heat transfer that enables you to feel the heat from the fireplace, without jumping in!
What is radiation?
500
They are the electromagnetic radiation waves that are primarily responsible for heating the Earth’s surface.
What are ultraviolet waves?
500
It is the season being experienced today at the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
What is summer?
500
Below the surface, it is the reason that the ocean appears blue.
What is scattering?
500
It is the order of electromagnetic wave types from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength. (remember the song!)
What is radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays?
500
They are two of the most important heat-absorbing (greenhouse) gases in the lower atmosphere.
What are water vapor and carbon dioxide? (also methane)