Review
Where will EVAPORATION happen most readily (easily); inside at the window, outside in the shade, outside in bright sunlight?
Outside in bright sunlight
Evaporation, transpiration, perspiration, sublimation
What can ocean water do with heat/thermal energy?
Carry it around the world!
Where is the temperature the COLDEST; at the TOP of a mountain, or at the BOTTOM of a mountain?
TOP
What loses thermal energy faster: air or water?
Air changes temperature faster than water.
Why does evaporation happen the most during the afternoon?
That is when the sun shines the brightest.
What is the air temperature above a WARM water ocean surface current?
Warmer than areas around it.
When you live near the ocean, and a WARM water surface current is in the ocean by you, your average temperatures will be ___________________.
WARMER.
How can higher elevations/altitudes affect an area's precipitation?
Wind will push clouds up making RAIN/SNOW on the west side of mountain ranges. The east side of the mountain will be DRY.
What does 'insulator' mean in terms of thermal energy?
An INSULATOR will hold thermal energy, whereas a CONDUCTOR will share thermal energy faster.
What are the 2 forces that make the water cycle going?
1. THE SUN
2. gravity
What action in the atmosphere creates SURFACE ocean currents?
WIND
When you live near a COLD water ocean surface current, what will happen to your average temperatures?
They will be colder!
Locations at the same LATITUDE should have the same average temperatures. What could make this statement false?
If one location was on a mountain and the other was not.
Which will keep your ice water colder, a conductor or an insulator?
Insulator
What happens when water vapor COOLS in the atmosphere?
It condenses into clouds.
What causes the DEEP ocean current?
Density
Where on Earth is the sunlight most direct and causing the most intense heat?
At the equator
Locations at the same LATITUDE should have the same average temperatures. What ELSE could make this statement false?
If 1 location is near the ocean and the other is not.
Which reflects sunlight more: black or white?
WHITE reflects
BLACK absorbs
What is the step of the water cycle that happens AFTER condensation?
Precipitation (falls out of clouds)
What are the 2 types of ocean currents?
DEEP ocean current, and SURFACE ocean currents.
Where is air pressure the MOST dense; at the TOP of a mountain or the BOTTOM of a mountain?
BOTTOM
Are all areas near oceans colder than those away from oceans?
NO, might be WARMER or COLDER depending on the water current temperature.
How does thermal energy move?
From the WARMER object to the COOLER object.