Heat balance bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Incoming solar radiation.

   Item

   Insolation

2. Clue

   Farthest from the sun, 4th July.

   Item

   Aphelion

3. Clue

   Nearest the sun, 3rd January.

   Item

   Perihelion

4. Clue

   Radiation reflected by earth.

   Item

   Albedo

5. Clue

   Heat by contact.

   Item

   Conduction

6. Clue

   Heat by rising air.

   Item

   Convection

7. Clue

   Heat by horizontal air flow.

   Item

   Advection

8. Clue

   Line of equal temperature.

   Item

   Isotherm

9. Clue

   6.5 C fall per 1,000 m.

   Item

   Lapse rate

Instructions

Read each clue and tap the term it describes.

Explanation