Wind: Sea Breeze And Land Breeze/Energy Transfer In The Atmosphere

Question 1

Energy moves through the atmosphere in three different ways:

Answer 1

Conduction
Convection
Radiation

Question 2

What is convection?

Answer 2

The main way that air circulates in the atmosphere

Question 3

Energy transfers due to differences in?

Answer 3

Density

Question 4

Convection occurs in?

Answer 4

Liquids and gases

Question 5

Cool air (rises or sinks)?

Answer 5

Sinks

Question 6

Warm air (rises or sinks)?

Answer 6

Rises

Question 7

Convection forms a?

Answer 7

Convection cell, a circle of convection currents

Question 8

Specific Heat:

Answer 8

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance 1 degree celsius

Question 9

Specific heat is measured in?

Answer 9

Joules

Question 10

Which substance will have a higher specific heat? Land or water?

Answer 10

Water will have a higher specific heat because it will reflect the sun’s incoming solar radiation

Question 11

How does

Answer 11

Therefore, water will take a longer time to heat up, but will retain this heat for longer