Properties of Water
This unique property of water allows it to regulate temperature effectively
What is high specific heat?
Name the primary greenhouse gas produced by human activities.
What is CO2?
Water transfers energy in the form of heat in this format.
What is through convection currents?
These gases make up the majority of Earth's atmosphere
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
One way heat exchange occurs between the ocean and the atmosphere
What is through evaporation or condensation of water?
This property of water describes its tendency to stick to other substances
What is adhesion?
Methane compared to carbon dioxide in climate change is this
What is more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide?
Ocean currents influence local climates by doing this
What warm or cool air above them, affecting nearby weather?
Carbon dioxide helps retain heat in the atmosphere in this way
What is by absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the Earth's surface?
El Niño affects global weather patterns in this way
What is El Niño can lead to warmer ocean temperatures, causing changes in precipitation and storm patterns?
The density of ice compared to liquid water, and what does the ice do
What is ice is less dense than liquid water, allowing it to float?
Identify one natural source of greenhouse gases.
Evaporation of water from the ocean surface contributes to energy transfer in this way
What is evaporation absorbs heat from the ocean, cooling it and warming the air?
Changes in atmospheric composition affect heat retention in this way
What is lead to more heat being trapped?
Ocean currents do this to regulate weather and climate.
What is ocean currents distribute heat around the planet?
The process when water changes from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
Greenhouse gases influence the Earth’s temperature by doing this.
What is by trapping heat in the atmosphere?
Water's phase changes contribute to energy transfer in the atmosphere in this way
What is evaporation and condensation release or absorb heat?
True or False: The surface conditions like land cover can influence heat absorption and emission.
What is true?
The heat exchange between the ocean and atmosphere influences hurricanes in this way.
What is warm ocean water fuels hurricanes, increasing their intensity?
Water's polarity allows it to do this as a solvent.
What is allows it to dissolve many substances?
If an increase in greenhouse gases correlates (matches) with global temperature changes, the data will do this on a graph.
What is as greenhouse gas concentrations increase, global temperatures rise?
Water acts as an energy transfer agent in a hurricane by doing this.
What is hurricanes use warm ocean water to gain energy and strength?
The impact of urbanization on atmospheric composition and heat retention does this to greenhouse gases.
What is increases them?
True or False: Ocean temperature anomalies do not lead to long-term climate changes.
What is false?