insolation: the amount of solar radiation that reaches a given area
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Light is reflected…. The wavelength does not change
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/lightandcolor/images/reflectionsfigure2.jpg
Albedo: A Measure of How Well a Surface Reflects Light
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/files/2013/08/Albedo-1.jpg
When water evaporates, it takes up heat (cooling the local environment).
When water vapor condenses, it releases latent heat, heating up the local environment, usually the air.
See more at: http://sxxz.blogspot.com/2010/09/latent-heat-sweat-storms-and-cooling.html#sthash.qQ59mhEq.dpuf
Evaporation is used to cool the bodies of many animals. Sweat evaporating from the skin makes it possible for us to deal with hot weather. On a hot day in dry weather, a person can lose more than a liter of water by evaporation of sweat. Think of the amount of heat it would take to boil away a liter of water.
http://sxxz.blogspot.com/2010/09/latent-heat-sweat-storms-and-cooling.html#sthash.qQ59mhEq.dpuf
Because water has a high specific heat, it can absorb large amounts of heat energy before it begins to get hot. It also means that water releases heat energy slowly when situations cause it to cool. Water's high specific heat allows for the moderation of the Earth's climate and helps organisms regulate their body temperature more effectively.
http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/155234/
Summer TemperatureHow do coastal temperatures compare with
inland temperatures?
http://www.mattnoyes.net/.a/6a00d83451c01c69e2016305b5efeb970d-500wi
Winter TemperatureHow do coastal temperatures compare
with inland temperatures?
http://contours.weatherforyou.com/contours/wx4u_320x240/currents/usme_temperature_i5_points.png
Electromagnetic SpectrumUV Light is one form of energy the Earth receives from the sun. UV has a shorter wavelength than visible, and is energetic enough to cause sun burns, skin cancer and other problems.
http://www.badgerbalm.com/uploads/images/electromangetic-spectrum-uv.JPG
UVC, the ultraviolet light with the shortest wavelength is completely removed by ozone. Most of UVB (the
second most energetic) is absorbed.
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/past-issues/archive-2012-2013/ozone-layer-our-global-sunscreen/_jcr_content/mainContent/columnsbootstrap/column0/textimage_0/image.img.jpg/1368218980203.jpg
http://irons.conroeisd.net/Teachers/apell/0F73BE42-00870B2F.3/UV%2520rays.gif?src=.gif?src=.BMP
Without the ozone layer, life on Earth would not survive.
Ozone constantly forms and breaks down in the stratosphere as it absorbs UV
http://forces.si.edu/atmosphere/images/media/library_021_lg.jpg
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/cp105-140112124142-phpapp01/95/ozone-depletion-and-the-montreal-protocol-8-638.jpg?cb=1389552133
The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty signed in 1987 to phase out the use of chemicals that damage ozone in the stratosphere.
Light from the sun contains all wavelengths of the visible spectrum. Wavelengths can be absorbed, reflected, or scattered.
The sky appears blue because blue light is scattered by gases in the air.
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/img_sky/bluesky.jpg
Some clouds appear white because the tiny droplets of water or ice crystals scatter all wavelengths of light. All the wavelengths combined (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) create white light.
Rainbows are visible when water droplets refract light. Each wavelength (color) is bent
(refracted) a different amount.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XkfkdAUCUb8/UhCDygujEjI/AAAAAAAAFXM/cEzv5tpDY7Y/s1600/pelangi-kehidupan.jpg
High Albedo Surfaces Reflect Much of the Light Which Strikes It
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Clouds/Images/albedo.jpg
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