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Atmosphere & Climate
William & Malik
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Environmental Studies
12th Grade
10/12/2011

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Term
Albedo
Definition
The reflectance of solar energy from Earth's surface. Expressed as a percentage.[image]
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Climate
Definition
  • Average temp and temp extremes determine climate
  • Average precipitation, seasonal distribution and variability
  • Other factors wind, humidity, fog, and cloud cover
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Equinox
Definition
  • Happens 2 times a year
  • When the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away nor towards the Sun
  • The center of the Sun being in the same plane as the equator

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Term
Solstice
Definition
  • An astronomical event that happens twice each year
  • When the Sun's apparent position in the sky, viewed from the Earth, reaches it's northern most and southernmost extremes
 
Term
Air Convection
Definition
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