preston

What is the suns energy called?

Radiation
what is the suns energy transformed into when it reaches earth?

Heat
light to heat or heat to light

light to heat
what are the three things that determins the amount of energy that hitts the earths surface?

tilt, rotation, revolution
what prevents the energy from escaping earth?

carbon dioxide
what happends to a molecul when its heated

it expands, becomes lighter and rizzes up
what is weather?

condition of the atmosphere over a short period of time
meterology

the study of weather
temperature

measurement of heat
thermograph

instrument that measures the temp over a long time
isotherm

limes on a temp map

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2011-01-04T22:38:07Z

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