Heat Transfer,Weather, Climate and Water Cycle

Front

What protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun?

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Ozone Layer

Front

What is the transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

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Radiation

Front

What is the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink?

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Convection

Front

What is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?

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Low pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

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The sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process called when water vapor turns into liquid water?

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Condensation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

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Water Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What is the process by which plants release water vapor into the air?

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Transpiration

Front

What layer of the atmosphere contains the weather we experience?

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Troposphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is the term for the transfer of heat through direct contact?

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Conduction