Weather Vocab§

Question 0

Thermal conduction

Answer 0

The transfer of energy through a matieral

Question 1

Radiation

Answer 1

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

Question 2

Convection

Answer 2

The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas

Question 3

Air pressure

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The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

Question 4

Greenhouse effect

Answer 4

The process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water or carbon dioxide, absorb thermal energy and radiated back to earth

Question 5

Wind

Answer 5

The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

Question 6

Coriolis effect

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The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path do to earth rotation

Question 7

Polar easterlies

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Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60° and 90° latitude in both hemispheres

Question 8

Westerlies

Answer 8

Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30° and 60° in both hemispheres

Question 9

Trade winds

Answer 9

Prevailing winds that blow Northeast from 30° North latitude to the equator and that blow Southeast from 30° South latitude to the equator

Question 10

Jet stream

Answer 10

A narrow belt of strong winds that blow the upper troposphere