Convection Currents
The transfer of thermal energy through a fluid (gas or liquid)
What is conduction?
The sun is made of _______.
What are gases?
Characterized by warmer, humid weather with light rain or snow.
What is a warm front?
Represented by a "L" on a weather map.
Low Pressure System
Warm ocean currents occur near the _______.
What is the equator?
What does hot air/water do in convection?
What is hot air/water rises?
The energy from the sun travels in _______.
What are waves?
Characterized by colder, dry weather with heavy rain or snow.
What is a cold front?
Represented by a "H" on a weather map.
High Pressure System
Two conditions that slow down hurricanes.
What is cold water?
What is making land fall?
What does cold air/water do in convection?
What is cold air/water sinks?
The sun is the source of __________ _________ that heats the planet's atmosphere.
What is thermal energy?
Represented by blue triangles on a weather map.
What is a cold front?
Large body of air that has the same temperature and pressure.
What is an air mass?
______ currents flow away from the equator. ______ currents flow away from the poles.
What is warm?
What is cold?
Convection is the type of heat transfer that occurs in which of the following?
What is liquids and gases
The Sun warms the atmosphere and drives convection currents because warm air is less ________, so it rises.
What is dense? (Density)
Represented by red half circles on a weather map?
What is a warm front?
Characterized by dry conditions and clear skies. (Happy weather)
What is a high pressure system?
Two conditions needed for a hurricane to form.
What is warm water? (The warmer, the stronger the storm)
What is winds?
Convection currents in the ocean travel from the _________ to the _______.
What is the equator?
What is the poles?
One effect of the uneven heating of Earth caused by the Sun.
What is the generation of winds?
A _______ front travels fast, while a ______ front travels slower.
What is cold?
What is warm?
Characterized by cloudy skies and wet weather. (Lousy weather)
What is a low pressure system?
The effect that causes ocean currents to move perpendicular to the direction of motion caused by the Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis Effect?