Flashcards: Solar Energy Cumulative

Front

What is the term used to describe the amount of water vapor present in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

Which process involves the change of water from a liquid to a gas?

Back

Evaporate

Front

What is the term for the process where water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condense

Front

Which of the following is a form of energy from the sun? Humidity, Solar Energy, Convection Current, Atmosphere

Back

Solar Energy

Front

What is the term for the circular flow of a substance due to pressure and temperature differences?

Back

Convection Current

Front

What is the process by which the atmosphere releases energy in the form of heat?

Back

Radiate

Front

Which term describes the falling of water, in any form, from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface?

Back

Precipitation

Front

What is the layer of gases surrounding the Earth called?

Back

Atmosphere

Front

The distance across a circle through its center...

Back

diameter

Front

The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.

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latitude