Flashcards
Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
Flashcards do conjunto (6)
- 1GreenhouseThe trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gasses in the planet's atmosphere
- 2RadiationThe transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
- 3ElectromaneticA wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy trhough the vacuum of space
- 4Infrared radiationElectromagnetic waves with wavelenghts that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves
- 5Ultraviolet radiationIs an invisible form of energy with wavelenghts that are shorter than wavelenghts for violet lights
- 6ScatteringDust-size particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions