3.3 How does energy transformation affect global systems?

What main systems play a role in the system of Earth?

• Solar energy

• Nuclear energy

• Radiation energy

• Gravitational potential energy

Most of the solar energy that reaches Earth’s surface consists of:

• Radio Waves

• Visible Light

• Infrared Radiation

• Ultraviolet Radiation

Define conduction:

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated fluids from one place to another

• A setting to cook on

• The transfer of thermal energy between two substances that are touching

• The amount of energy required to change the temperature of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

Define convection:

• The transfer of thermal energy between two substances that are touching

• The transfer of potential energy between two substances that are moving

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated fluids from one place to another

• The transfer of light energy by the absorption of water

Which of the following processes cycle water:

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Transpiration

What stores a lot of Earth’s thermal energy?

• Our soil

• Volcanoes

• The oceans

• The sky

Energy transformation and transfer can harm aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

• True

• False