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  • The Sun’s energy hits the surface of Earth most directly at the poles. True or false?
    False
  • Air masses that form near the equator
    tropical air masses
  • Thermal energy moves from areas of higher temperature to areas of lower temperature. True or false?
    True
  • What is Kinetic energy?
    energy due to motion.
  • Which factor has the greatest effect on the amount of solar energy an area receives?
    Latitude
  • Radiation is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. True or false?
    true
  • A white shirt reflects more sunlight than a black shirt. Does it have higher or lower aledo?
    higher
  • Why are polar regions colder than other regions of Earth?
    The angle of the Earth and the rotation.
  • large bodies of air with distinct temperature and moisture characteristics.
    air masses
  • Which part of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation?
    The equator
  • Changing air pressures help to create wind patterns and cause weather. True or false?
    True
  • is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
    radiation
  • Wind is caused by differences in pressure. True or false?
    True
  • What happens to the sun's radiation on Earth?
    It's absorbed or reflected.
  • A student goes the beach. She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water.
    She is right!
  • The Sun's energy reaches Earth through the process of:
    radiation
  • How does earth's surface areas affect the atmosphere?
    through abledo or specific heat
  • Surface currents are caused by ____.
    Wind
  • The amount of solar energy an area on Earth receives depends on the angle of the
    sun
  • Climate is the average weather over a long period of time. True or false?
    True
  • A snow-covered mountain has a ___ albedo than a dark-colored corn field. Higher or lower?
    Higher
  • Through what process does the sun warm the Earth?
    Through the process of radiation
  • How is air temperature measured?
    with a thermometer
  • Wind is caused by differences in elevation. True or False?
    False
  • Air masses that form over land
    Continental air mass
  • What is a small piece of matter called?
    particle
  • What is conduction?
    The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles.
  • A dark shirt absorbs more sunlight, does it have higher or lower albedo than a white shirt?
    lower
  • Air masses that form near the poles
    artic and antartic air masses
  • What is another word for air pressure?
    barometric preasure
  • How is sleet formed?
    snow falls, melts and refreezes.
  • What is it to return light, heat, sound and so on, after it strikes a surface
    Reflect
  • A snow-covered mountain has a __ albedo than a dark-colored corn field.
    Higher
  • Air masses that form over water
    maritime air masses
  • The Sun’s energy hits the surface of Earth most directly at the poles. True or false
    false
  • Explain what transfer means.
    to move from one place to another
  • The specific heat of water is higher than the specific heat of sand. True or false?
    True
  • air masses that form in cold regions
    Polar air masses
  • a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the air
    Air temperature
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