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Science
15 Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How much incoming solar radiation is absorbed by earths atmosphere? | 20% |
| What is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves? | Radiation |
| How do bright surfaces on Earth affect what happens to incoming sunlight? | Reflects Radiation |
| How much incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface and is absorbed? | 50% |
| What is absorbed radiation remitted as? | Infrared Radiation |
| What is the warming rays of the Sun? | Radiation |
| What is the flow of ocean currents? | Convection |
| What is a branding iron making a mark? | Conduction |
| What is it when your feet get hot from hot sand? | Conduction |
| What is a cool breeze? | Convection |
| What is heat from glowing coals? | Radiation |
| What is high altitude air streams? | Convection |
| What is the warmth of a heating pad? | Conduction |
| Water freezing | Release of thermal energy |
| Ice melting | absorption of thermal energy |
| Water evaporating | Absorption of the thermal energy |
| Water vapor condensing | Release of thermal energy |
| The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter | Conduction |
| When small particles in the air bounce back solar waves | Reflect |
| Electromagnetic waves that transfer thermal energy | Radiation |
| Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another | Convection |
| Strength or weakness of circulating air motions | Stability |
| Condition in the troposphere that involves a temperature increase with altitude | Temperature Inversion |
| Series of actions | Process |
| Which 3 components make up almost all the energy Earth receives from the Sun | Visible Light, Ultraviolet light and, Infrared Radiation |
| What is the difference between stable and unstable | Stable air is when the air is slow or okay. Unstable is when air motions are windy or rainy. |
| What % of radiation earth receives from the Sun is visible light, ultraviolet (most), and infrared radiation | 90% |
| What % of radiation from the Sun is absorbed by partials in the atmosphere | 20% |
| What % of radiation from the Sun is reflected by clouds and particles | 25% |
| What % of radiation from the Sun is reflected by land and sea sufaces | 5% |
| What % of radiation is from the Suns rays reaches and is absorbed by the Earths surfaces | 50% |
| What is absorbed radiation remitted as | Infrared radiation |
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