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| daily march of temperature | the high temp of the day occurs 2-3 hours after the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, because there remains a surplus of solar energy in the atmosphere |
| daily temp lag | difference between the highest and lowest temps of the day (usually recorded hourly) |
| effect of clouds on temp night | presents of clouds will keep temps warmer |
| effect of clouds on temp day | presents of clouds will keep things cooler |
| electromagnetic spectrum/energy | the light energy that is produced by all objects |
| equator | circle of earth midday between poles; the zero degree latitude dividing North and south hemispheres |
| equinox | one of two times a year (march 20 and sep 22)where noon sun is overhead, all over earth day and night are equal length |
| evaporation | process by which liquid is converted to the gaseous (vapor) state by the addition of latent heat |
| freezing | water to solid |
| geographic climate change/warming | climate change that would cause earths temp to rise |
| great circle | any circle formed by a full circumference of the globe; the plane of a great circle passes through the center of the globe |
| greenhouse effect | describes the only fact that short wave radiation easily penetrates the atmosphere while long wave radiation is absorbed, thus raising temperature |
| hemisphere | half of the earth, southern or northern |
| hydrosphere | waters of earth, oceans, rivers, glaciers, rain, weather |
| infrared light | long waves, longer than red. |
| isolation | not near any people |
| international dateline | 180 degrees meridian, where each day begins and ends; it is always a day later west of the line than east of the line |
| latitude | angular distance (distance measured in degrees) north or south of the equator |
| lithosphere: | solid crust of the earth including the land forms, rocks minerals, soil |
| long wave radiation | cooler= longer waves, terrestrial radiation |
