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Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
Heat Transfer
Winds
Water in the Atmosphere
Precipitation
100
The energy that travels to Earth from the sun, comes in this form.
What are electromagnetic waves
100
The average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance (how hot or cold something is.)
What is temperature
100
The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
What is wind
100
The movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface
What is the water cycle
100
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
What is precipitation
200
A form of energy with wavelengths that are longer than red light.
What is infrared radiation
200
The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one
What is heat
200
An instrument that measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
200
The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor
What is evaporation
200
The most common kind of precipitation, with drops that are at least 0.5 mm in diameter
What is rain
300
This form of energy has wavelengths that are shorter than violet light, and is responsible for giving people sunburns.
What is ultraviolet radiation
300
The total energy of motion of particles of a substance
What is thermal energy
300
The increased cooling a wind can cause (making it feel colder outside)
What is wind-chill factor
300
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air (dependent on temperature)
What is humidity
300
Rain that freezes when it touches a cold surface (not while falling through the air)
What is freezing rain
400
This happens when light is reflected in all directions, and creates the appearance of a blue sky during the day.
What is scattering
400
The three ways that heat is transferred
What are radiation, conduction and convection
400
These types of winds are caused by the unequal heating of Earth's surface within a small area (they include land and sea breezes)
What are local winds
400
Water condenses in the atmosphere when there are particles in the air and when the air ____________
What is cools
400
Long periods of unusually low precipitation
What are droughts
500
The process by which gases hold heat in the air.
What is the greenhouse effect
500
The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air form these
What are convection currents
500
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve
What is the coriolis effect
500
The 3 main cloud types (based on shape)
What are cirrus, cumulus and stratus
500
An open-ended can or tube that collects rainfall
What is a rain gauge