Energy in the Atmosphere & Ocean

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid, hot rises, cool sinks

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The transfer of heat between two substances that are touching

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The heat generated by a campfire is an example of...

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The transfer of heat from a hot bowl of soup to your spoon is an example of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The boiling of water, where hot water moves to the surface after being heated near the flame at the bottom of a pot is an example of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

A wave made up of a combination of a changing electric field and a changing magnetic field.

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Greenhouse Effect

• Thermal Energy

• Electromagnetic Energy

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Greenhouse Effect

• Thermal Energy

• Electromagnetic Radiation

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Greenhouse Effect

• Thermal Energy

• Electromagnetic Radiation

The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the atmosphere

• Electromagnetic Wave

• Greenhouse Effect

• Thermal Energy

• Greenhouse Gases