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| the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees. |
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| Not completely but mostly. |
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| to be present in more places throughout a large area. |
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| to return light, heat, sound, and so on, after it strikes a surface. |
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| to move in one direction, hit a surface, and then quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction. |
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| The ______receives more sunlight per unit of Surface area than other place on earth |
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| the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1k gof a material by 1 Celsius. |
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| what happens to solar radiation on Earth? |
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| Converted back to thermal energy |
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| describes how much solar radiation is reflected off of a surface |
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| _____ colored surfaces have low albedo |
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| ______ colored surfaces have high abledo |
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| ______% of incoming solar radiation reaches earth. |
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