Heat Transfer
Weather and Storms
Climate
Temp. Pressure and Altitude
Random
100
What is thermal energy?
Heat
100
True or False, Weather and Climate mean the same thing.
False.
100
True or False, Latitude affects temperature
True
100
How do you measure temperature?
With a thermometer or Celsius Fahrenheit Kelvin
100
True or False Air flows from low pressure to high pressure
False
200
This type of heat transfer occurs when molecules come into direct contact with each other.
Conduction.
200
What kind of weather does a cold font bring?
rain and then colder temperatures
200
What heats faster, soli or water? What cools faster, soil or water?
soil soil
200
How could you increase the pressure in the PHET gas simulation? (3 ways possible)
1. Pump in more molecules. 2. Increase the temperature 3. Squeeze the box.
200
For a storm to occur, what amount of pressure needs to be in an area?
Low Pressure
300
How energy from the Sun reaches Earth.
What is radiation.
300
What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?
consistent temperatures and rainy weather for many days.
300
Why does the Earth have seasons?
The tilt of the Earth
300
What happens to pressure as temperature increases?
It increases.
300
Where in the world do the most tornadoes occur?
Tornado Alley - the center of the United States
400
This type of heat transfer is responsible for winds.
Convection
400
Describe an occluded front. What kind of weather does it bring?
Cold air overtakes a warm air mass and the warm air gets trapped between two cooler fonts. Very stormy weather
400
Why is the equator the hottest part of the Earth?
It gets the most direct sunlight.
400
What happens to pressure as altitude increases?
It decreases.
400
Why do the different hemispheres have opposite seasons at the same time?
When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun (receiving more direct sunlight and therefore, summer) the southern hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun (receiving less direct sunlight and therefore, winter)
500
Draw and label why the wind blows.
Heat rises Cool air replaces
500
What kind of weather do all fronts bring? WHY?
cloudy, rainy weather. Because as two fronts meet, the warm air rises, as it rises, it cools and has less pressure, which makes clouds
500
Which would have more consistent temperatures, Seattle or Spokane? WHY
Seattle, because it is near the water and Spokane is inland. Soil heats and cools down faster.
500
Why is it colder in the mountains? Use altitude, temperature and pressure in your answer.
The altitude is higher therefore the pressure is lower Because pressure is lower, the molecules are spread out more, therefore not as much heat Because pressure is lower, the temperature is colder.
500
Spell my FULL name correctly
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