Problem 2
What happens to light when it is absorbed? When it is emitted? Give an example of each of these phenomena,.
Problem 3
What is albedo? How does the albedo of a surface change when snow melts? When forests are converted to agricultural fields? When fields are paved into parking lots?
Problem 5
Explain the greenhouse effect.
Problem 6
Explain the difference between heat and temperature.
Problem 7
Explain the difference between conduction and convection.
Problem 8
What is latent heat? How does it affect Earth's surface temperature?
Problem 9
What is specific heat? How does it affect Earth"s surface temperature?
Problem 10
Explain how the tilt of Earth's axis affects climate in the temperate and polar regions.
Problem 11
Discuss temperature and lengths of days at the poles, the midlatitudes, and the equator at the following times of year: June 21, December 21. and the equinoxes.
Problem 12
Explain how altitude, wind, the ocean, cloud cover, and albedo affect regional temperature.
