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9I Heating and cooling @ AJHS NZ

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absolute zero   the temperature at which an object's energy is minimal  
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anemometer   a device that measures wind speed  
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cirrus   wispy, feathery clouds  
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cloud seeding   a method to modify precipitation so some form of precipitation will fall  
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condensation   the process in which water vapor becomes a fluid  
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Conduction   the transfer of energy as heat between particles as they collide within a substance or between two objects in contact.  
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Conductor   a material through which energy can be easily transferred as heat  
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Convection   the transfer of energy by the movement of fluids with different temperatures  
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Convection Current   the flow of a fluid due to heated expansion followed by cooling and contraction. it is formed by the upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air  
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Cooling System   a device that transfers energy as heat out of an object to lower the object's temperature  
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coriolis effect   the way the earth's rotation makes winds curve  
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cumulus   clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton  
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dew point   the tempature at which condensation begins  
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droughts   long periods of unusually low precipitation  
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electromagnetic waves   a form of energy that can move through the vaccum of space. They are classified according to wavelength (remember the spectrum?)  
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evaporation   the process by which water molecules in liquid escape into the airas water vapor  
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global winds   winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances  
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greenhouse effect   the process in which gases hold heat in the air  
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heat   the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler object  
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Heating System   a device that transfers energy as heat to a substance to raide the temperature of the substance  
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humidity   a measure of the amount of water vapour in the air  
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infrared radiation   has wavelengths that are longer than red light. This type of electromagnetic radiation is not visible, but it can be felt as heat  
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Insulator   a material that is a poor energy conductor  
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jet streams   a type of wind about 10 km abouve the earths surface are bands of high speed winds called _____________.  
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land breeze   the flow of air from the land to a body of water  
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latitude   distance from the equator measured in degrees  
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local winds   winds that blow over short distances  
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precipitation   any form of water that falls from the clouds and reaches earth's surface  
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psychrometer   a device to measure relative humidity. has two thermometers, a wetbulb thermometer and a dry- bulb thermometer.  
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radiation   the direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves  
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Refigerant   a substance used in cooling systems that transfers large amounts of energy as it changes state  
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relative humidity   the percentage of water vapor that is actually in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a certain tempature  
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scattering   a process in which dust particles and gases in the atmosphere reflect in all directions  
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sea breeze or lake breeze   a local wind that blows from an ocean or a lake  
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Specific Heat   the amount of energy transferred as heat that will raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 K  
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stratus   clouds that form in flat layers  
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tempature   the average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance; a measure of the average kinetic energy of all particles within an object  
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heat transfer   conduction, convection, and radiation  
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thermal energy   the total energy of motion in the particles of a substance  
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thermometer   a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains liquid, usually mercury or colored alcohol. air temperature is measured with this.  
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ultraviolet radiation   an invisible form of radiation that is shorter than violet light. it can cause sunburns, eye damage, adn skin cancer  
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Visible light   this type of electromagnetic radiation arrives in the form of colors you can see. it has the medium wavelenghth in this chapter  
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water cycle   the movement of water between the atmosphere and the earth's surface  
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wind   the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure  
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wind- chill factor   the increased cooling a wind can cause  
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