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Energy Transfer
types of energy transfer
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Meteorology
9th Grade
04/27/2012

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Radiation
Definition
energy or heat travels through space, does not require matter
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Conduction
Definition
Requires direct contact
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Convection
Definition
Requires a medium (air or liquid) to move energy form areas of high energy to areas of low energy
Term
the sun's energy reaches earth through
Definition
radiation
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Three things that happen to light
Definition
Scattered
Reflected
Absorbed
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Scattered light
Definition
bounces off of objects in random directions
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Reflected light
Definition
bounces back
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Absorbed light is
Definition
energy that is transferred to another object
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Albedo
Definition
the earth science term for how much sun light is scattered and reflected back into space
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the earth's albedo is
Definition
.3 or 30%
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