Heat Transfer; SoM; Water Cycle
What type of heat transfer occurs when objects touch directly?
What is conduction?
This layer of the atmosphere is where almost all weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
What weather is associated with a high pressure system?
What is cold air, low humidity, clear skies?
What do ocean currents move around the Earth that impacts climate?
What is heat?
This term describes long-term weather patterns in an area.
What is climate?
The main source of all heat energy on Earth
What is the sun?
This process turns water vapor into liquid droplets to form clouds.
What is condensation?
This type of front is most likely to bring thunderstorms and severe weather.
What is a cold front?
This effect causes ocean currents (and wind) to curve instead of moving in a straight line.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
These are the two main variables used to classify climate zones.
What are temperature and precipitation?
Heat transferring through electromagnetic waves.
What is radiation?
When air temperature equals dew point, this happens.
What is saturation, and clouds can form.
This describes a maritime tropical (mT) air mass. (2 descriptions)
What is warm and moist?
Warm ocean currents have this effect on nearby land temperatures.
What is they make temperatures warmer/more humid?
Name one factor that affects climate.
What is latitude / ocean currents / altitude / topography / bodies of water / cities
What type of heat transfer occurs in fluids when warm material rises and cool material sinks?
What is Convection?
What type of cloud is most associated with thunderstorms?
What is cumulonimbus?
How does air pressure change after a cold front moves through & why?
What is air pressure increases because cold air mass takes over (cold air sinks= higher pressure)?
What is the name of the system of currents that move around the globe?
What is the great ocean conveyor belt?
This explains why coastal areas usually have milder climates than inland areas.
What is water heats and cools slowly (or ocean currents moderate temperature)?
Explain how convection moves heat in the atmosphere and give an example.
What is warm air rises, cool air sinks creating circulation (ex: wind or currents)?
High relative humidity usually means this type of weather is likely.
What is precipitation?
Explain how unequal heating of Earth causes wind and include the role of pressure.
What is uneven heating creates pressure differences → air moves from high to low pressure → creates wind?
Explain how ocean currents move heat and influence climate.
What is currents carry warm/cold water → transfer heat → affect air temperature → change climate?
Two cities are at the same latitude but have different climates. Explain why using at least TWO climate factors.
What is differences in ocean currents, proximity to water, altitude, or wind patterns?