weather chapter 2, sections 1 & 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 infrared radiation | form of electromagnetic energy that has wavelengths longer than red light |
| infrared radiation | radiation felt as heat |
| ultraviolet radiation | form of electromagnetic energy that has wavelengths that are shorter than visible light |
| ultraviolet radiation | radiation that causes sunburn |
| ultraviolet radiation | radiation that is higher energy than visible light |
| infrared radiation | radiation that is lower energy than visible light |
| electromagnetic radiation | energy from the sun that travels through space to the Earth |
| radiation | direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| greenhouse effect | process by which certain gases trap heat in the atmosphere |
| temperature | average amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance |
| thermal energy | total energy of motion in the particles of a substance |
| conduction | The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching |
| convection | transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid |
| convection currents | movement of air (or other fluids) because cooler, denser air sinks and warmer, less dense air rises |
| scattering | Process of light that is entering the Earth's atmosphere being reflected by clouds, dust, & gases. |
| electromagnetic spectrum | All of the wavelengths of electromagnetic energy. Listed from longest waves to shorter waves they are radio, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma. |
| heat | transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler one |
| global warming | an increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere |
| convection | Method of heat transfer that mostly heats the troposphere |
| greenhouse gasses | carbon dioxide, water, methane |
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