ES 7.2 Review

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Across
  1. 2. this unit measures the amount of energy that something gains, loses, or uses
  2. 5. the solar energy that reaches the surface of the earth
  3. 8. the transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves
  4. 9. the process of trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere
  5. 13. 30% of solar radiation is_______
  6. 14. insolation warms water much more slowly than it warms land
  7. 15. horizontal movements of air
  8. 18. heat transfer by moving currents of hot air
  9. 19. cloudy weather_____ the amount of insolation
  10. 20. the length of ____is one factor that affects insolation
  11. 21. 50% of solar radiation is______by Earth’s surface
  12. 22. 20% of solar radiation is absorbed by the______
Down
  1. 1. earth’s closest point to the sun
  2. 3. earth’s farthest point from the sun
  3. 4. energy that enters the earth’s atmosphere and is not reflected becomes part of Earth’s _____ ______
  4. 6. vertical movements of air
  5. 7. water holds heat much_____than land does
  6. 9. atmospheric gases that help to trap heat
  7. 10. the atmosphere obtains heart from the ____ ____ that reaches the earth
  8. 11. transfer of heat by direct contact between two objects
  9. 12. the amount of insolation is affected by the ___of the sun’s rays
  10. 16. when a body of air rises, its temperature_______
  11. 17. Earth’s ______from the sun affects the amount of insolation
  12. 22. the decimal equivalent of solar radiation reflected by an object