GEOG 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Absolute Scale, Solar Irradiance, Prince Rupert, British Columbia
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Examples: a thermometer uses mercury or metal to gauge temperature calibrated to either celsius or kelvin scales. Celsius: water boils at 100o and freezes at 0o. Kelvin (absolute scale used by scientists): water boils at 373k and freezes at 273k: a mini car at the top of a slope has potential energy (energy of. Position) as it goes down the slope it loses potential energy but gains. Kinetic energy (it stops) and has reached entropy when all the energy has been dissipated. Heat: heat is a measure of how much thermal energy is held by and transmitted from one body to another. It is a type of work and measured in joules (energy transfer) It can be used for a specific day, e. g. toronto pearson: 1st. Mean monthly temperature: mean monthly temperature gives the mean of all the days in a month but hides the difference in temperature range (difference between the.
