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Science
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| science | flashcards |
|---|---|
| WIND | Is the movement of air parallel to earth's surface |
| ANEMOMETER | Thing that can measure wind speed |
| WINDCHILL FACTOR | The increased cooling that a wind can cause |
| LOCAL WINDS | Winds that blow over short distances |
| GLOBAL WINDS | Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances |
| CORIOLIS EFFECT | The way earth's rotation makes winds curve |
| LATITUDE | Is the distance from the equator measured in degrees |
| TEMPERATURE | Is the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance |
| THERMAL ENERGY | Measures the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance |
| THERMOMETER | Device that measures temperature |
| HEAT | Thermal energy that is transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one |
| CONVECTION | The transfer of heat by movement of a fluid |
| CONDUCTION | The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact |
| CONVECTION CURRENTS | The upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air |
| GREENHOUSE EFFECT | Gases that hold in heat |
| SCATTERING | Dust particles and gases disperse light in all different directions |