Where does Earth get most of it's energy from?
The sun
What is Infrared Radiation?
Infrared Radiation has longer wavelengths than red light.
How do local winds form?
Local winds are caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface within a smaller area.
What is the wind-chill factor?
The increased cooling a wind can cause is know as the wind-chill factor.
What is tall when it's young and short when it's old?
A candle
What is a sea or lake breeze?
A breeze that blows from a body of water onto land.
What is Ultraviolet Radiation?
Ultraviolet Radiation has shorter wavelengths than violet light
What is scattering?
Scattering is when dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in different directions.
What is an anemometer?
An anemometer is three or four cups on an axle. The force of the wind pushes the cups, a meter on the axle measures the wind speed.
What does a house wear?
A-dress
What is a land breeze?
A land breeze is a breeze that comes from land and goes onto the water.
What is wind?
Wind is the horizontal movement of air from an area of higher air pressure to an area of lower air pressure.
What are electromagnetic waves?
Electromagnetic waves are waves than can travel through the vacuum of space.
What is convection?
Convention is the transfer of heat by movement of fluids.
What can you keep after giving to someone?
Your word. (Answers may vary)
What are global winds?
Global winds are winds that come from a generic direction and blow over long distances.
What is radiation?
Radiation is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
What are jet streams?
Jet streams are high speed wind streams that go across the planet.
What is conduction?
The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that is touching it.
The more you see of it, the less there is, what is it?
Darkness
What is heat?
Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a colder one.
What is temperature?
Temperature is the amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance, usually measured in degrees.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse is the process in which gases that hold heat in the air.
what are the coordinates to the horse latitudes?
The horse latitudes are located at 30 degrees North and South of the equator.
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map.