Convection and Energy Budget

Earth's energy budget tracks how much energy flows in and out of Earth's climate.

• True

• False

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The way in which heat is trapped close to the surface of Earth by gases in our atmosphere is known as

• The Trapping Effect

• The Gaseous Effect

• The Greenhouse Effect

• The Earth Energy Budget Effect

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Earth's energy budget is like an equation. Choose the correct equation.

• energy in = energy out

• energy in is less than energy out

• energy in is more than energy out

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Which of the following is an example of energy transferred through convection?

• Energy from the Sun warming one side of the Earth

• Energy from a stove burning your hand as you touch it

• Energy from warmer ocean water flowing to heat cooler water

• Energy from a lunch giving you the strength to focus in school

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Land breezes blow from the land towards the sea because-

• Conduction of the ocean
• The land cools off faster than the ocean
• Ocean currents blow the wind that way
• Breezes are created by the rotation of the earth

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The heat source for covection in the atmosphere is the:

• Core
• Water
• Land
• Sun

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During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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Why does warm air rise?

• Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has more pressure than cooler air.
• Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
• Warm air has a higher dew point than cooler air.

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What occurs when cool air moves from the beach toward the ocean during the night? 

• a land breeze 
• prevailing winds 
• a sea breeze 
• updrafts

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Is this a land or a sea breeze?

• land breeze
• sea breeze

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