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Radiation
Question | Answer |
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absorb | to soak up or take in |
Climatologist | a scientist who studies climate |
Climatology | the study of a region's climate over 30 or more years |
differential heating | the concept that different materials heat up at different rates |
Heat | observable evidence of energy |
Latitude | the distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees; a factor that affects local weather and climate |
radiant energy | the energy that travels through air and space |
Radiation | the energy that is radiated or transmitted through space in the form of rays, waves, or particles |
Ray | a thin beam or line of radiant energy, such as light |
solar angle | the angle at which light from the Sun strikes the surface of Earth |
thermal energy | radiant energy that heats |
Conduction | energy transfer by contact between particles |