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| 1. in what form does solar energy travel to earth. | ultraviolet, visible, and infrared.
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| 2. what is the difference between stable and unstable air. | unstable- ground level air is much warmer than high altitude air.
stable- a layer of cooler air is trapped by a layer of warmer air above it.
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| 3. what is the term for the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. | radiation
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| 4. how do wavelengths of infrared light compare to wavelengths of ultraviolet light. | infrared light has longer wavelengths and UV light has short wavelengths.
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| 5. how does the atmospheric ozone layer protect earth. | it absorbs or reflects the UV light.
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| 6. about how much incoming solar radiation is absorbed by earths atmosphere. | 20%
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| 7. how do bright surfaces on earth affect what happens to incoming sunlight. | they reflect incoming radiation.
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| 8. about how much incoming solar radiation reaches earths surface and is absorbed. | 50%
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| 9. what is absorbed radiation reemitted as. | heat.
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| 10. the warming rays of the sun. | radiation.
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| 11. the flow of ocean currents. | convection.
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| 12. a branding iron making a mark. | conduction.
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| 13. hot feet from hot sand. | conduction.
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| 14. a cool breeze. | convection.
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| 15. heat from glowing coals. | radiation.
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| 16. high altitude air streams. | convection.
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| 17. the warmth of a heating pad. | conduction.
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| 18. water freezing. | release of thermal energy.
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| 19. ice melting. | absorption of thermal energy.
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| 20. water evaporating. | absorption of thermal energy.
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| 21. water vapor condensing. | release of thermal energy.
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| 22. ninety-nine percent of the radiation earth receives from the sun is ________. | ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
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| 23. about 20 percent of the radiation from the sun is ________. | absorbed by particles in the atmosphere.
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| 24. about 25 percent of radiation from the sun is _______. | reflected by clouds and particles.
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| 25. about 5 percent of the radiation from the sun is _________. | reflected by land and sea surfaces.
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