GEOG 170A1 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Wildfire, West Coast Of The United States, Thunderstorm
1 Apr 2019
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Please write (or type) a definition for the following words or phrases. You will find many in the glossary of your text. Make sure your responses are in the context of this class. A process in which radiation is captured by a molecule. Unlike reflection, absorption represents an energy transfer to the absorbing molecule. The fraction of solar radiation arriving at a surface that is reflected. Heat transfer from molecule to molecule, without significant movement of the molecules. Heat transfer by fluid flow (movement of a gas or liquid). The mass of a substance per unit volume, expressed as kilograms per cubic meter in the. To give or send out (matter or energy). A transition zone between two dissimilar air masses (that is, air masses with differing temperature, moisture, or density). A gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth"s atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants.
