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Chapter 6.2 packet

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Absorbed radiation is reemitted as   Infrared Radiation  
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How much solar energy reaches Earth's surface and is absorbed   50%  
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When air is ___, the vertical movements of air are strong   unstable  
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When air is ____, these movement are weak   stable  
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When warm air rises, energy is transferred to the atmosphere by   convection  
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Rising air is always accompanied by _____ air   sinking  
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warming rays of the sun   radiation  
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the flow of ocean currents   convection  
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a branding iron making a mark   conduction  
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hot feet from hot sand   conduction  
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a cool breeze   convection  
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heat from glowing coals   radiation  
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high-altitude air streams   convection  
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the warmth of a heating pad   conduction  
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Water Freezing (A or R)   R  
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Ice Melting (A or R)   A  
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Water Evaporating (A or R)   A  
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Water Vapor Condensing (A or R)   R  
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5% of the radiation from the sun is reflected by what   land and sea  
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25% percent of radiation from the sun is reflected by what   clouds and particles  
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20% of the radiation from the sun is absorbed by what   particles  
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About 50% of the Sun's rays do what   Reach earth's surface and get absorbed  
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99% of radiation the Earth gets from the Sun is what   Visible light, UV light, IR  
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Second atmospheric layer   stratosphere  
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lowest layer of the atmosphere   troposphere  
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In between the stratosphere and thermosphere   mesosphere  
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Beyond the thermosphere   exosphere  
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After mesophere   thermosphere  
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How do IR wavelengths compare to UV wavelengths   They are longer  
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The term for the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves   Radiation  
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Where auroras occur because of charged particles   Ionosphere  
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