front 1 What is Matter? | back 1 Substance in which all physical objects are composed. |
front 2 What are the two different types of energy? | back 2 1. Kinetic Energy: Energy of motion 2. Potential Energy: Energy of position |
front 3 What is Radiation? | back 3 The transfer of heat energy through electromagnetic radiation. |
front 4 What is Solar Radiation? | back 4 Radiation/heat from the sun. The hotter the radiation, the shorter the wavelengths. |
front 5 What is Terrestrial Radiation? | back 5 Radiation/heat emitting from the earth's surface, the wavelengths are larger because they are cooler. |
front 6 What is the Solar Zenith Angle? | back 6 The angle between the sun rays and the vertical direction. |
front 7 What is thermal response? | back 7 How temperature responds to the input/output of heat. |
front 8 What is thermal inertia? | back 8 How water exhibits greater resistance to temperature change than land. |
front 9 What is the Isothermal Layer and where is it located in the vertical structure? | back 9 The isothermal layer is the layer in thermopause where the temperature remains constant with height. |
front 10 What is a temperature inversion? | back 10 When a high-altitude mass of warm air moves into an area over cooler air near the surface. |