Introduction to Energy
The energy of an object that is due to motion.
What is kinetic energy?
The total kinetic energy of all particles in a substance.
What is thermal energy?
The mixture of gases that surround Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis effect?
The energy of an object due to its position.
What is potential energy?
The energy transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.
What is heat?
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles.
What is temperature?
These winds blow between 30 degrees latitude north and south to the equator.
What are trade winds?
The sum of an object's kinetic and potential energy.
What is mechanical energy?
A material that is a poor conductor of heat.
What is an insulator?
The increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature.
What is thermal expansion?
These winds blow between 30 degrees latitude north and south to 60 degrees latitude north and south and curve to the east.
What are westerlies?
This takes place when energy changes from one form to another.
What is energy transformation?
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation?
The most common gas in the atmosphere of Earth.
What is nitrogen?
These winds blow between 60 degrees latitude north and south to the poles and curve west.
What are polar easterlies?
This states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The two measurements of heat.
What are calories and joules?
The force which holds the atmosphere up.
What is gravity?
These are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east.
What are jet streams?