Solar Energy on Earth

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What is Latitude?

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The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.

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What is Conduction?

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The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles (Transfer of energy through direct contact).

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What is Specific Heat?

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The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 degree Celsius.

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What factor affects the rate at which thermal energy is absorbed on Earth?

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Latitude.

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What does a higher albedo indicate?

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The higher the albedo of a material, the more solar energy will reflect.

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What is Solar Energy?

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Energy from the sun that is harnessed using various technologies.

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What is Albedo?

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The measure of how much light that hits a surface is reflected without being absorbed.

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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The warming of Earth’s surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.

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What is Thermal Energy?

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The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is Convection?

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The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).