How come global winds tilt toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere?
The Coriolis Effect
300
The energy a object has due to its chemical make-up or position is called _________ ______
Potential Energy
300
What 2 NATURAL phenomena cause lots of greenhouse gases to be released?
Wild fires and volcanoes
400
Where does the Kinetic Energy from a rolling ball go when friction stops it?
It goes into the atmosphere and eventually in to space
400
What is a land breeze and a sea breeze?
Short Answer:
LB= hot sea, convection current
SB= hot land, convection
400
Are clouds made of water vapor?
No
500
The coffee in a pot and hot chocolate in a cup are the same temperature, which one has the most thermal energy?
The coffee
500
A glass marble and a steel marble both with a mass of 10 g were put into boiling water it took the glass marble four minutes to reach 90°C but it took the steel marble two minutes which one will cool down faster?