Thermal Energy
Kinetic energy is the energy of ______________.
Potential energy is the energy of ____________.
Kinetic - Motion
Potential - Rest
List the 3 steps of the water cycle in order.
2. Condensation
3. Precipitation
Is this statement about weather or climate?
Climate
Name a greenhouse gas.
Carbon dioxide, Methane, water vapor
What is the phase change that happens during condensation?
Gas turning to a liquid.
How do molecules move in something that is hot VS something that is cold?
Fast in something that is hot.
Slow in something that is cold
Which step of the water cycle creates clouds?
Condensation
What kind of front brings rain and thunderstorms?
Cold front
The warming of Earth due to greenhouse gasses trapping heat.
What does warm air and water due when with cold?
The warm air and water will rise.
What is the average kinetic energy of a hot cup of coffee?
High average kinetic energy
List 2 types of precipitation.
Rain, Snow, Sleet, Hail.
Where do the suns rays hit the most direct?
The Equator
What is the number 1 cause of global warming?
Burning fossil fuels
Carbon dioxide
What type of air exists in a continental polar air mass?
cold, dry air.
What phase change happens at the boiling point of water?
What phase change happens at the freezing point of water?
Boiling point - Liquid to gas
Freezing point - Liquid to solid
What causes a puddle of water to disappear on a hot sunny day?
Evaporation.
What type of air does a Maritime Tropical Air mass have?
Wet (humid) and Warm.
What would happen if there was no greenhouse effect?
The Earth would be too cold to live on.
___________________ is the state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place.
Weather
Thermal energy is the average amount of __________ energy in something.
Kinetic energy
What is the driving factor of the water cycle?
The sun
List 3 things that effect weather.
Temperature, Precipitation, Air Pressure, Wind Speed/Direction, Humidity
Name at least 1 effect of climate change on the environment.
Rising temperatures, Melting polar ice caps, Rising sea levels, Ocean acidification.
What causes El Nino?
Trade winds stop blowing