Atmosphere: Energy transfer

Question 1

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, or energy that can travel through space

Answer 1

Radiation

Question 2

99% of radiant energy from the Sun that reaches Earth is?

Answer 2

Visible light
Infrared radiation (IR)
Ultraviolet light (UV)

Question 3

Majority of sunlight in the form of a mixture of all the colors you can see in a rainbow

Answer 3

Visible light

Question 4

Form of energy with wavelengths longer than visible light and is not visible but can be felt as heat

Answer 4

Infrared radiation (IR)

Question 5

Has short wavelengths and can break chemical bonds

Answer 5

Ultraviolet light (UV)

Question 6

As sunlight enters the atmosphere, it is convert to air, a natural process to regulate temperature on Earth, which is one if the most important elements of weather

Answer 6

Greenhouse effect

Question 7

What are the three ways heat is transferred?

Answer 7

Radiation
Conduction
Convection

Question 8

Transfer of thermal energy by contact of particles of matter; occurs where atmosphere touches Earth (direct transfer)

Answer 8

Conduction

Question 9

Transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles within matter; heating of air currents (transferred by fluid)

Answer 9

Convection

Question 10

True or False?: Hot air sinks

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or False?: Cold air sinks

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Refers to whether circulating air motions will be strong or weak stable conditions are caused by weak circulating air unstable conditions are caused by strong moving air usually producing thunderstorms

Answer 12

Stability

Question 13

Occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases trapped pollution can be a result of this

Answer 13

Temperature inversion

Question 14

Things that are ad at transferring heat, they don’t stop heat, they slow it down

Answer 14

Insulators

Question 15

Absorbed from the sun and absorbed in the earth and is thrown back at the sun

Answer 15

Terrestrial Radiant