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| ____________________ is the state of the atmosphere at a given place and time, characterized by temperature and precipitation, for example. |
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| ____________________ is a composite of weather patterns from season to season, averaged over many years. |
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| ____________________ is the reflectivity of a surface. |
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| Carbon dioxide and methane can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and are therefore known as ____________________ gases. |
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| ____________________ is the transport of heat by collisions between atoms and molecules. |
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| ____________________ is the transport of heat by currents in liquids or gases. |
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| The Earth's surface emits ____ radiation. |
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| The ____ is the entire range of radiation of different wavelengths and frequencies. |
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| About ____ percent of the incoming solar radiation reaches Earth's surface. |
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| ____ is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C. |
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| ____ plays an important role in heat transfer and storage because it commonly occurs naturally on Earth in all three states: solid, liquid, and gas. |
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| ____ absorbs infrared radiation in the atmosphere. |
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| When a substance changes from one state to another, ____ heat is absorbed or released. |
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| When an object absorbs radiation, the: |
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| photons disappear and are converted to another form of energy |
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| The region of the globe directly beneath the Sun is warmer because it receives: |
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| the most concentrated radiation |
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| The most important greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are: |
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| water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane |
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| T/F The Earth emits higher energy radiation than the Sun does. |
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| T/F The Earth emits higher energy radiation than the Sun does. |
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| T/F Clouds warm the Earth's surface at night. |
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| On the ____________________, every portion of the globe receives 12 hours of sunlight and 12 hours of darkness. |
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