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Related chapters 15-19

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What is insolation? the incoming radiation from the sun that is recieved by the earths atmosphere and surface
What is albedo the ability of an object in space to refelct radiation
What is angle of insolation th angle at whih the suns adiation strikes the earth
what is duration amount of time
what is terrestrial radiation when the land reradiates long-wave, low-energy infrared radiation back nto the atmosphere
what is latent heat of condensation the fourth process that heats the atmosphere
temperature a measure of the average speed of atoms or molecules
thermometer instrument used to measure temperature
freezng point water being 32 degrees
boiling point water being 212 degrees
cnvection cell formed by the circular movement of hot rising fluid and decending cooler fluid
greenhouse effect infrared radaion absorbed by some of the gases in the atmosphere and causes the temperature to rise
greenhouse gases gases in the atmospher act like the glass in a greenhouse and absob the long-wave radiation
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