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| advection | refers to the transport of some property of the atmosphere or ocean, such as heat, humidity or salinity |
| albedo | the extent to which it diffusely reflects light from the sun |
| equinox | When the Sun is positioned directly over the Earth's equator |
| blackbody radiation | the radiation from a body that is hot enough to give off visible light |
| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy through matter |
| convection | the movement of molecules within fluids |
| electromagnetic radiation | a self-propagating wave in space or through matter. |
| electromagnetic spectrum | is the range of all possible electromagnetic radiation |
| greenhouse effect | the process in which the emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere warms a planet's surface |
| infrared radiation | is electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength is longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of terahertz radiation and microwaves |
| kinetic | the extra energy which it possesses due to its motion |
| light scattering | a general physical process whereby some forms of radiation, such as light, sound or moving particles, for example, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory |
| longwave radiation | is the energy leaving the earth as infrared radiation at low energy |
| perihelion | is the point of greatest or least distance of the elliptical orbit |
| potential | energy stored within a physical system |
| revolution | refers to turning |
| rotation | is a movement of an object in a circular motion |
| shortwave radiation | the radiant energy in the visible (VIS), near-ultraviolet (UV), and near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths |
| spring equinox | When the Sun is positioned directly over the Earth's equator in the spring |
| solstice | when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most orientated toward or away from the Sun |
| Tropic of Cancer | It is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can appear directly overhead at noon |
| Tropic of Capricorn | area that marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon |
| ultraviolet | electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light |
