Heat Transfer
Transfer of heat by direct contact
What is conduction?
Energy source for the water cycle
What is the Sun?
Yearly conditions of temp and precipitation
What is climate?
Rotating storm over warm ocean water
What is a hurricane?
Movement of seawater
What are currents?
Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
What is radiation?
Water moving through plants and released as vapor
What is transpiration?
Daily conditions
What is weather?
Strong local storm with lightning & heavy rain
What is a thunderstorm?
Removing large areas of forest
What is deforestation?
Transfer of heat through a fluid
What is convection?
Water stored underground in rocks and sediments
What is groundwater?
Measures wind speed
What is an anemometer?
Rotating column of air (funnel cloud)
What is a tornado?
Harmful contamination of environment
What is pollution?
Warm air rises, cools, and sinks creating this
What is a convection current?
Continuous movement of water on Earth
What is the water cycle?
Measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
Abnormal ocean rise during storms
What is a storm surge?
Definition of a front
What is a boundary between air masses?
Causes wind
What is uneven heating of Earth’s surface?
Snow/ice changing directly to gas
What is sublimation?
Temperature at which condensation occurs
What is the dew point?
Electric discharge between charges
What is lightning?
Water vapor in the air
What is humidity?