Insolation and the Seasons Topic 6 Created by P. Bordas MS, CCC-SLP Remember to wait for the vocabulary word to pop up at the end! Can you guess it before it comes up?
Solar Radiation and Insolation
Insolation The portion of the sun’s output of electromagnetic radiation that is received by Earth at the outermost part of our atmosphere (INcoming SOLar radiATION)
Ozone A form of oxygen gas that absorbes nearly all ultraviolet radiation in Earth’s upper atmosphere
Angle of Incidence The angle at which the insolation strikes Earth’s surface
Transpiration A process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere as part of their life functions
Greenhouse Gases Carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases in the atmosphere
Global Warming An increase in average Earth temperatures
Heat Budget and Climate Change
Heat Budget The result of the balance between the total amount of energy an object receives and the total energy it emits or loses
Ice ages Periods when glaciers advanced into the middle latitudes caused by shifts in heat balance
El Nino A warming event that occurs every 2 to 10 years in. The normally cold waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, off western South America, are replaced with a vast area of warmer waters :// rsatimages/elnino.jpg&imgrefurl= hotos.com/galapagos/satimages/othersatimages/elni no.shtml&usg=__8K2ayh1m1DZm9GQzR6ViDb5Y D0w=&h=480&w=640&sz=30&hl=en&start=4&um=1 &itbs=1&tbnid=cv5vCcX6NoXviM:&tbnh=103&tbnw =137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Del%2Bnino%26hl%3 Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rlz%3D1T4GZAZ_enUS 316US317%26um%3D1