GEO 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Thermal Equator, Wind Chill, Fahrenheit
30 Nov 2016
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Heat is form of energy that flows from one system or object to another due to temperature difference. Temp is measure of avg kinetic energy (motion of individual molecules in matter: higher temp, faster molec motion. Heat and temperature are related because changes in temp are caused by absorption or emission heat energy. Farenheit f: ice melting point at 32 f, boiling point of water at 212 f. Celsius: ice melting point at 0, boiling at 100. Kelvin (k: absolute zero temperature is the temperature at which atomic and molecular motion in matter completely stops, it is at -273c 0 deg k. Painted white so not absorbing too much energy resulting in false temp. From equator to poles, earth ranges from continually warm to seasonally variable to continually cold. As you get farther from equator, you increase variability in temperature. Latitude- changes driven by amount so radiation from sun: affects insolation.
