Weather and Climate

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rate of absorption

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the speed at which a substance moves into a compound

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radiation

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energy that moves from one place to another in a form that can be described as waves or particles

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conduction

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when heat moves from one object to another object through direct touch

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albedo

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the fraction of light that a surface reflects

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latitude

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coordinate that measures a point's north-south position on Earth

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thermal energy

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the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature

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wind

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the movement of air across the Earth's surface

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convection

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a type of heat transfer that can only happen in liquids and gases, because it involves those liquids or gases physically moving

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polar easterlies

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air flowing from the North Pole towards the equator produces cold, surface-level winds that blow from the northeast toward the southwest

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prevailing westerlies

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a wind that blows predominantly from west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude