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A Beka Book 8th Grade

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Term
Definition
Solar energy (or solar radiation)   Energy from the sun  
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The atmosphere obtains heat from the ___ ___ that reaches the earth.   solar energy  
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Radiation   The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves  
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Electromagnetic waves   Waves that include radio waves and waves of light  
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Albedo   The decimal equivalent of solar radiation reflected by an object is that object's this  
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Insolation   The solar energy that does reach the surface of the earth (INcoming SOLar radiATION)  
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Watt   Measures the amount of energy that something gains, loses, or uses in a second  
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___ ___ reduces the amount of insolation as much as 85%, because ___ are especially reflective.   cloudy weather, clouds  
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___ ___ ___ affects insolation.   Amount of daytime  
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The amount of insolation is also affected by the ___ ___ ___ ___ ____.   angles of the sun's rays  
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___ ____ ___ ___ ___ also affects the amount of insolation.   Earth's distance from the sun  
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Perihelion   Earth's closest point to the sun  
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Aphelion   Earth's farthest point from the sun  
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Perihelion occurs during the ___ ___'s summer.   Southern Hemisphere  
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Energy budget   The amount of energy available to heat the earth's land, water, and air  
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Greenhouse effect   The process of trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere  
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Greenhouse gases   The atmospheric gases that help to trap heat  
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The most important and abundant greenhouse gas is ___ ___.   water vapor  
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The warmest part of the day occurs ___ ___ ___.   well after noon (approximately 3:00 over land 5:00 over sea)  
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Insolation warms water ___ ___ ___ than it warms land.   much more slowly  
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Water ___ ___ longer than land does.   holds heat  
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Conduction   The transfer of heat by direct contact between two objects  
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Convection   Heat transfer by moving currents of hot air (or other fluids)  
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Most of the earth's weather occurs in the ___ as the result of ___ ___.   troposphere, convection currents  
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Vertical movements of air   Updrafts or downdrafts  
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Winds   Horizontal movements of air  
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Adiabatic   Refers to processes in which heat is not transferred  
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Adiabatic heating   In which the temperature of a gas rises as the gas is compressed with no heat loss  
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Adiabatic cooling   The process in which, if no heat is added, the temperature of a gas drops as it expands  
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When a body of air rises, ___ ___ ___.   its temperature drops  
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