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17.2 Heating the Atmosphere
Energy Transfer as Heat
u Heat is the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in the objects’ temperature.
u Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance.
u Three mechanisms of energy transfer as heat are conduction, convection, and radiation.
u Conduction
• Conduction is the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity.
u Convection
• Convection is the transfer of heat by mass movement or circulation within a substance.
Energy Transfer as Heat
17.2 Heating the Atmosphere
u Electromagnetic Waves
• The sun emits light and heat as well as the ultraviolet rays that cause a suntan. These forms of energy are only part of a large array of
energy emitted by the sun, called the electromagnetic spectrum.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
17.2 Heating the Atmosphere
u Radiation
• Radiation is the transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves that travel out in all directions.
• Unlike conduction and convection, which need material to travel through, radiant energy can travel through the vacuum of space.
• All objects, at any temperature, emit radiant energy.
• Hotter objects radiate more total energy per unit area than colder objects do.
• The hottest radiating bodies produce the shortest wavelengths of maximum radiation.
• Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are good emitters as well.
What Happens to Solar Radiation?
u When radiation strikes an object, there usually are three different results.
1. Some energy is absorbed by the object.
2. Substances such as water and air are transparent to certain wavelengths of radiation.
3. Some radiation may bounce off the object without being absorbed or transmitted.
Solar Radiation

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science 3 chapter 17

  • 1. 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere Energy Transfer as Heat u Heat is the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in the objects’ temperature. u Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance. u Three mechanisms of energy transfer as heat are conduction, convection, and radiation. u Conduction • Conduction is the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. u Convection • Convection is the transfer of heat by mass movement or circulation within a substance. Energy Transfer as Heat 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere u Electromagnetic Waves • The sun emits light and heat as well as the ultraviolet rays that cause a suntan. These forms of energy are only part of a large array of energy emitted by the sun, called the electromagnetic spectrum. Electromagnetic Spectrum 17.2 Heating the Atmosphere u Radiation • Radiation is the transfer of energy (heat) through space by electromagnetic waves that travel out in all directions.
  • 2. • Unlike conduction and convection, which need material to travel through, radiant energy can travel through the vacuum of space. • All objects, at any temperature, emit radiant energy. • Hotter objects radiate more total energy per unit area than colder objects do. • The hottest radiating bodies produce the shortest wavelengths of maximum radiation. • Objects that are good absorbers of radiation are good emitters as well. What Happens to Solar Radiation? u When radiation strikes an object, there usually are three different results. 1. Some energy is absorbed by the object. 2. Substances such as water and air are transparent to certain wavelengths of radiation. 3. Some radiation may bounce off the object without being absorbed or transmitted. Solar Radiation