Meteorology

Intro to Atmosphere

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"A good absorber of a given wavelength is also a good emitter of that wavelength." This is a statement of: Kirchhoff's law.

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A change of one degree on the Celsius scale is ________ a change of one degree on the Fahrenheit scale. larger than

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A red shirt: selectively scatters red wavelengths of visible light and absorbs the rest.

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According to Wein's displacement law, the wavelength at which maximum radiation occurs is: inversely proportional to the temperature.

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An increase in albedo would be accompanied by a ______ in radiative equilibrium temperature. decrease

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Charged particles from the sun that travel through space at high speeds are called, plasma, or solar winds/flares.

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Clouds ______ infrared radiation and ______ visible radiation. absorb, reflect

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Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 0.4 and 0.7 micrometers is called: visible light.

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Energy of motion is also known as: kinetic energy.

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Evaporation is a ________ process. cooling

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Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from: one object to another because of the difference in temperature between them.

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How do red light and blue light differ? Red wavelengths are much longer than blue wavelengths.

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How much radiant energy will an object emit if its temperature is at absolute zero? None.

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If the amount of energy lost by the earth to space each year were not approximately equal to that received, the average surface temperature would change.

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If the average temperature of the sun increased, the wavelength of peak solar emission would: decrease.

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If the average surface temperature were to increase, the amount of radiation emitted from the earth's surface would ______, and the wavelength of peak emission would shift toward ______ wavelengths. increase, shorter

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If the temperature of the air is said to be at absolute zero, one might conclude that: the molecules...