UNIT 4 | Lesson 2 | The Weather

Question 1

Definition of:
Thermal energy transfer

Answer 1

The movement of thermal energy from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature (second law of thermodynamics)

Question 2

Definition of:
Conduction

Answer 2

The transfer of thermal energy through the direct contact between particles of a substance (without the particles moving}

Question 3

Definition of:
Convection

Answer 3

The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of particles from one location to another

Question 4

Definition of:
Atmospheric pressure

Answer 4

The pressure exerted by the mass of the air above any point of the earth’s surface

Question 5

What is wind?

Answer 5

The movement of cold air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure (think of diffusion)

Question 6

What is the Coriolis effect?

Answer 6

The deflection of any object (i.e thermal energy) from a straight line path by the rotation of the earth