Earth Spheres
Name the 5 spheres
biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, geosphere
Name the 3 types of heat transfer
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
What time of day do land breezes happen?
Night
Is weather short term or long term?
Short term
All liquid water on Earth is a part of which sphere?
Hydrosphere
Which 2 spheres contain water in liquid and solid form?
Hydrosphere and cryosphere
Burning your feet on the hot sand at the beach
conduction
What are the two types of winds?
Local and Global
Is climate short term or long term?
long term
The circulation (movement) of warm and cold water in the ocean is an example of what kind of heat transfer?
Convection
The mixture of gases surrounding the Earth or another planet
atmosphere
The transfer of heat through empty space
Radiation
What time of day do sea breezes happen?
day
"It is windy today!" Is this weather or climate?
Weather
What heats up faster? Land or water?
Land
Biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere
In which two states of matter can convection happen?
Liquid and gas
Land and sea breeze are an example of which type of winds? Local or global?
Local
What 2 factors affect climate?
Temperature and Precipitation
Which stays warmer LONGER? Land or water?
Water
78% of this sphere is Nitrogen
The matter will heat up, become less dense, rise, then cool, become more dense, then sink. This will repeat over and over again in a circular pattern. Hint: two words
Convection currents
What causes wind?
Uneven heating of Earth's surface
"Pennsylvania has cold and snowy winters with mild summer." Is this weather or climate?
Climate
How does heat transfer? From ____ to _____
Hot to cold