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Lesson 6
100
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called ___.
What is Radiation
100
____ occurs when dust-size and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions.
What is Scattering
100
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called _______.
What is convection
100
___ measures the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.
What is Thermal Energy
100
The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called ______.
What is windchill factor
200
____ has wavelengths that are longer than wavelengths for red light.
What is Infrared Radiation
200
Some sunlight is ___ or ___ by the atmosphere before it can reach the surface.
What is Absorbed; Reflected
200
The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact is called ______.
What is conduction
200
_____ is a device that measures temperature.
What is Thermometer
200
Wind speed can be measured by _______.
What is anemometer
300
___ which is an invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter for violet light.
What is Ultraviolet Radiation
300
These gases in turn hold heat in Earth's atmosphere in a process called the ______.
What is The Greenhouse effect
300
Heat is transferred in three different ways: _____, ______, and ________.
What is convection, conduction, and radiation
300
___ is the movement of air parallel to Earth's surface.
What is Wind
300
Winds that are blow over short distances are called _____.
What is local winds
400
___ includes all of the colors that you see in a rainbow.
What is Visibe Light
400
Air temperature is usually measured with a ____.
What is Thermometer
400
______ is the thermal energy that is transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.
What is Heat
400
Most differences in _________ are caused by the unequal heating of the ________.
What is air pressure and atmosphere
400
The unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area causes ________.
What is local winds
500
_____ , a form of energy that can move through the vacuum of space.
What is Electromagnetic Waves
500
____ is transferred mostly by convection within the troposphere.
What is Heat
500
_____ is the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance.
What is Temperature
500
Differences in the air pressure cause the air to ______.
What is move