Post on 05-Jan-2016
Energy in the Atmosphere
Heat Transfer Global Winds Local Winds
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A form of energy that can travel through space
What is radiation?
Category 1Question 1
Reflection of light inall directions
What is scattering?
Category 1Question 2
A form of energy that cantravel through space
What are electromagnetic waves?
Category 1Question 3
A form of energy with wavelengths that arelonger than red light
What is infrared radiation?
Category 1Question 4
A form of energy with wavelengths that are
shorter than violet light
What is ultraviolet radiation?
Category 1Question 5
The energy transferred froma hotter object to a cooler one
What is heat?
Category 2Question 1
The total energy of motionin the molecules of a
substance
What is temperature?
Category 2Question 2
A thin glass tube with a bulbon one end that contains a
liquid, used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
Category 2Question 3
The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another through direct
contact
What is conduction?
Category 2Question 4
The transfer of heat by themovement of a fluid
(i.e. liquid or air)
What is convection?
Category 2Question 5
Sea and land breezes overa large region that changedirection with the seasons
What are monsoons?
Category 3Question 1
An area of calm (littlewind) where warm
air rises near the equator
What are the doldrums?
Category 3Question 2
The way Earth’s rotation causes winds to curve
What is the Coriolis effect?
Category 3Question 3
These winds blow from thehorse latitudes toward
the equator (E→W)
What are the trade winds?
Category 3Question 4
The increased coolingthat a wind can cause
What is the wind-chill factor?
Category 3Question 5
The horizontal movement of air caused by differences
in air pressure, a result ofuneven heating on the surface
What is wind?
Category 4Question 3
The flow of air from anocean or lake to the land
What is a sea breeze?
Category 4Question 1
The flow of air from landto a body of water
What is a land breeze?
Category 4Question 2
The flow of air over shortdistances
What are local winds?
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Category 4Question 5
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?