Unit 5 Practice: Energy in the Atmosphere and Ocean

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What is the main source of Earth's heat and light energy?

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The Sun.

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What is the greatest source of energy on Earth's surface?

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Sun.

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What is the average amount of energy of motion of each particle in a substance called?

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Temperature.

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What is the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents?

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Coriolis effect.

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What is the horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure called?

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Wind.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance.

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What is convection?

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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids and gases).

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What is radiation?

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The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

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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.

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What is El Niño?

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A climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.