Intro To Energy
The energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
Energy transferred from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature
What is heat?
The mixture of gases that surround Earth
What is the atmosphere?
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
What is wind?
The energy of position or chemical composition
What is potential energy?
A material that transfers heat very well
What is a conductor?
The gas that Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of
What is Nitrogen?
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 combined potential energy and kinetic energy in an object
What is mechanical energy?
A material that transfers heat poorly
What is an insulator?
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface
What is air pressure?
Narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east, between 7 km and 16 km above Earth's surface
What are jet streams?
The kinetic energy of an object's particles
What is thermal energy?
The transfer of energy as heat by the movement of a liquid or gas
What is convection?
The increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature
What is thermal expansion?
Wind systems that occur at or near Earth's surface
What are global winds?
The law that states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed
What is the law of conservation of energy?
The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
What is radiation?
The different rates at which materials become warmer or cooler
What is specific heat?
The movement of air over short distances
What are local winds?