Concept Quiz 2 Done Right Flashcards
The flat plane traced by the orbital paths of the planets in the solar system.
Plane of the ecliptic
The single point at which the sun’s rays are perpendicular to Earth’s surface at or near noon; restricted to between 23.5* north and south latitude.
Subsolar point
The 23.5* North parallel; the maximum latitude of the subsolar point in the Northern Hemisphere.
Tropic of Cancer
The 23.5* south parallel; the maximum latitude of the subsolar point in the Southern Hemisphere
Tropic of Capricorn
The line separating night from day, where sunrise and sunset are occurring
Circle of illumination
The altitude of the sun above the horizon in degrees.
Solar altitude
A seasonal marker that occurs when the subsolar point 23.5* south, on about December 21
December Solstice
A seasonal marker that occurs when the subsolar point is over the equator about (March 20).
March Equinox
A seasonal marker that occurs when the subsolar point is 23.5* north latitude, about June 21
June solstice
A seasonal marker that occurs when the subsolar point is over the equator about September 22.
September equinox
The 66.5* north parallel
Arctic Circle
The 66.5* south parallel
Antarctic Circle
The temperature perceived by people as a result of high atmospheric humidity coupled with high air temperatures.
Heat index temperature
The average kinetic movement of atoms and molecules of a substance.
Temperature
The internal energy transferred between materials or systems due to their temperature differences.
Heat
The process by which energy is transferred through a substance or between objects in direct contact.
Conduction
The transfer of heat through movement of mass within a fluid (liquid or gas)
Convection
The process by which wave energy travels through the vacuum of space it through a physical medium such as air or water.
Radiation
The increase in seasonality with distance from the oceans.
Continental effect
The heat required to raise the temperature of any object or material by a given amount.
Specific heat
Energy propagated in the form of electromagnetic waves, including visible light and heat.
Radiant energy (or radiation)
The full range of wavelengths of radiant energy.
Electromagnetic spectrum (EMS)
Radiation with wavelengths longer than 4
Longwave radiation (LWR)
Solar radiation with wavelengths shorter than 4; includes visible sunlight.
Shortwave radiation (SWR)
