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energy in earth's atmosphere
HEAT TRANSFER
WIND
water in the atmosphere
PRECIPITATION
100
The direct heat from the sun in electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation?
100
An instrument that measures temperature is called______
What is thermometer?
100
Caused by differences in air pressure.
What is wind?
100
Movement of water between the atmosphere and the Earth's surface is called the
What is water cycle?
100
The most common type of precipitation.
What is rain?
200
A type of energy that includes all of the colors of the rainbow.
What is invisible light?
200
The direct transfer of heat from one thing to another
What is conduction?
200
The increased cooling a wind can cause is
What is wind chill factor?
200
The process which water escape into the air as water vapor.
What is evaporation?
200
Rain falls through a layer of air at the freezing point and they become solid particles of ice.
What is sleet?
300
The gases form a blanket around the Earth and hold the heat in the air is the___________________.
What is greenhouse effect?
300
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
What is convection?
300
Caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area.
What is Local winds?
300
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
What is humidity?
300
Water vapor in a cloud converted into ice crystals are
What is snowflakes?
400
Sunlight may hit gas, dust, and clouds and be_________ back into space.
What is reflected?
400
The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves from the sun
What is radiation?
400
A local breeze that blows from an ocean usually during the day.
What is sea breeze?
400
Water vapor in the air become liquid water is called.
What is condensation.
400
They form inside cloud during a thunderstorm by strong updrafts that add layers of ice until they are heavy enough to fall to the ground.
What is hail?
500
___________ is a form of energy that can move through a vacuum of space. It comes from the sun.
What is electromagnetic waves?
500
The total energy of motion of particles in a substance is
What is thermal energy?
500
High speed winds about 10 km above the Earth's surface.
What is jet streams?
500
The temperature at which condensation begins.
What is dew point?
500
Long periods of unusually low precipitation.
What is drought?