How Air Gets Heated - Honors

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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The principle that energy within a system remains constant and cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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True or False: Air is made up of atoms and molecules.

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True

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What does it mean to reflect?

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To bounce off.

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What percentage of sunlight that reaches Earth’s atmosphere actually reaches the surface?

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50%.

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What is conduction?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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What is convection?

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A process where hot liquid or air expands, becomes less dense, and rises, while cooler, denser liquid or air sinks.

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What is radiation in terms of heat transfer?

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The transfer of heat through rays of light or electromagnetic waves.

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What is the primary gas in the Earth's atmosphere?

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Nitrogen.

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What happens to air when it is heated?

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It expands and becomes less dense.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The warming of Earth’s surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases.