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Science Chapter 2

Weather and Climent Book I

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What is average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance? Temperature
What is the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance called? Thermal energy
What measures temperature? Thermometer
What is the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one? Heat
What is the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching? Conduction
What is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid called? Convection
What is the upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air form? Convection currents
What is the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure called? Wind
Wind speed can be measured with what? Anemometer
The increased cooling a wind can cause what? The wind-chill factor
This energy travels to Earth as what? Electromagnetic waves
What is the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves? Radiation
What is one form of electromagnetic energy? Infrared radiation
What is an invisible form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than violet light? Ultraviolet radiation
Dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect light in all directions a process called what? Scattering
The process which gases hold heat in the air is called? Greenhouse effect
Winds that blow over short distances is called what? Local Winds
Or a lake breeze is a local wind that blows from an ocean or lake is also called? Sea Breeze
The flow of air from land to a body of water is called? Land Breeze
What is ice that has been deposited on a surface that is bellow freezing Frost
Carioles Effect
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