Weather Factors
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- The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
- temperature
- The energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
- thermal energy
- The energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.
- heat
- An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin, glass tube with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid (usually mercury or alcohol).
- thermometer
- The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
- convection
- The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
- radiation
- The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
- wind
- Wind that blows steadily from specific directions over long distances.
- global winds
- A form of energy that can travel thfough space.
- electromagnetic wave
- Reflection of light in all directions.
- scattering
- A form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light.
- ultraviolet radiation
- A form of energy with wave-lengths that are longer than visible light.
- infrared radiation
- The distance from the equator, measured in degrees.
- latitude
- Bands of high speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.
- jet stream
- The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land.
- sea breeze
- The flow of air from land to a boy of water.
- land breeze
- The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other gasses that form a "blanket" around the Earth.
- greenhouse effect
- Wind that blows over short distances.
- local wind
- Increased cooling caused by the wind.
- wind chill factor
- An instrument used to measure wind speed.
- anomemeter
- Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.
- monsoon
- The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that is touching.
- conduction
- The way the Earth's rotation makes winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the Southern Hemisphere curve to the left.
- Coriolis effect