insolation

incoming solar radiation

during the day we receive …

insolation

infrared radiation

radiation the earth give off back into space at night

what is the outcome of infrared radiation

temperatures to fall at night

gamma rays

shorter wavelengths higher frequency higher energy

radio waves

longer wavelength lower frequency lower energy

insolation

incoming solar radiation that is absorbed by earth

what time of day is the insolation strong

afternoon

what latitude is insolation the stogest

more the equator than the poles

what time of year is insolation the strongest

summer time

insolation is stronger with what type of cloud cover

little to no cloud cover

rates of insolation on land and water are different because

water lakes longer to heat and cool then land

all the energy that powers the atmosphere come form where

the sun

how much of the heat energy is absorbed by the earth

50 %

how much of the heat energy is reflected by the atmosphere

25

radiation

the transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic radiation and does not require a medium

conduction

transfer of heat energy through collisions of the atoms of a substance meaning two things have to each other

convection

transfer of heat energy in a fluid through the motion of the substance