Unit 2 Energy and Temp/Air masses and fronts

What is incoming solar radiation called?

Shortwave radiation/insolation

What are the types of radiation emitted by THE SUN called (3)

• Infrared

• Visible light

• Ultraviolet radiation

What happens when solar radiation enters the Earth?

• 51% is absorbed at the surface, and 19% is absorbed by the atmosphere/clouds

• Some of it is scattered, when radiant energy strikes an object, it is deflected in multiple directions

• Some of it is reflected and bounces directly off of an object

Albedo

Percentage of radiation returned from an object compared to the amount striking the object

What are the effects of albedo?

Causes skiers to get sunburnt even when it is snowing,

Also why overcast days are cooler and overcast nights are warmer

What processes release sensible heat?

Condensation

What processes absorb sensible heat?

Evaporation- water absorbs sensible heat

What is the primary source behind the warming of the lower atmosphere near the surface of the Earth?

The Greenhouse gases

What is the horizontal transfer of heat ‼‼‼‼

Could this be conduction or advection

What is the vertical transfer of heat?

Convection