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Radiation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |