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Unit of heat energy
Terrestrial radiation is of this type:
Most (90%) of solar radiation is....
Average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules of a substance.
Temperature at which all molecular motion stops
Heat transfer by collision of molecules
Only method of heat transfer that operates through space
All warm objects emit this
Transfer by density differences
Method of hear transfer through most SOLIDS
Method of heat transfer operating in most FLUIDS (liquids & gases)
A poor conductor of heat is a good....
A surface will be a good absorber if it is......
A surface is a good reflector if it is....
A good absorber is also a good
Bending of EM waves
The amount of heat energy needed to change the temperature of 1g of a substance by one degree Celcius
Amount of heat energy needed to change the temperature of 1g of liquid water by 1 degree Celcius.
Melting point of H2O (Celcius)
Freezing point of H2O (Celcius)
Phase change from vapor to liquid
Phase change from liquid to vapor
Solidification
Number of Joules that need to be added to 1g of ice to make it melt.
Number of Joules released when 1g of water freezes.
Number of Joules needed to evaporate 1g of liquid water.
Number of Joules released when 1g of water vapor condenses.
Processes that release heat energy (Joules) into the environment:
Processes that require that heat energy (Joules) be added:
In a closed system the energy lost by the source is...
A substance will heat and cool quickly if it has a...
A substance will heat and cool slowly if it has a....
Which substance has the largest specific heat of any common material?
Why the earth cools off at night:
Ice warms faster than liquid water because....
This phase of H2O contains the most stored (potential) energy.
The amount of energy radiated by an object depends on its...
If the earth receives the same amount of energy it re-radiates then it is in....
As compared to most solar radiation, the wavelengths of terrestrial radiation are
Energy travels from a star to the earth by
The rate of heat transfer between source and sink depends on the.....
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Joule
Infra red
Visible light
Temperature
Absolute zero
Conduction
Radiation
Infra red
Convection
Conduction
Convection
Insulator
Dark & rough
Light & smooth
Radiator
Refraction
Specific heat (of the substance)
4.18 Joules
0 degrees Celcius
0 degrees Celcius
Condensation
Evaporation or Vaporization
Freezing
334 Joules
334 Joules
2260 Joules
2260 Joules
Freezing and condensation
Melting & evaporation (vaporization)
Gained by the sink
Small specific heat.
Large specific heat
Water
Radiational cooling
It has a smaller specific heat.
Vapor (gas)
Temperature
Radiative balance
Longer
Radiation
Difference in temperature between them. Begger difference = Faster rate.
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