Weather and Water Investigations 5-6 I-Check

Convection is.....

• Energy that travels through air and space

• energy transfer by contact between objects and particles

• energy transfer that creates air movement due to uneven heating

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Conduction is.....

• Energy that travels through air and space

• energy transfer by contact between objects and particles

• energy transfer that creates air movement due to uneven heating

Radiation is.....

• Energy that travels through air and space

• energy transfer by contact between objects and particles

• energy transfer that creates air movement due to uneven heating

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Which statement best explains what happens when energy transfer occurs between objects and particles?

• The temperature of an object changes when heat or cold is added.

• Heat is a substance that flows from hotter objects to colder objects.

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or changed from one form to another.

• Energy transfer always moves between objects or particles with higher energy to those with lower energy

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Explain how radiation and conduction play a part in the heating of Earth’s atmosphere.

Select ALL answer choices that help to explain this process.

• Energy that heats Earth’s atmosphere comes from the Sun.

• Air particles in the atmosphere are heated more by contact with Earth’s surface than by direct radiation from the Sun.

• Energy transfers between particles in the air when they collide

• Air particles move faster and have more collisions when they are heated.

• Air masses that are less dense tend to sink toward Earth’s surface

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Which diagram best models how air flows during the day?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

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Which diagram best models how air flows at night?

• Diagram A

• Diagram B

• Diagram C

• Diagram D

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Look at Diagram A.

Describe the locations of the high and low pressure areas.

_______ pressure is over the land and __________ pressure is over the water.

• high pressure is over the land and low pressure is over the water

• high pressure is over the land and high pressure is over the water

• low pressure is over the land and high pressure is over the water

• low pressure is over the land and low pressure is over the water

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How does this model help explain how energy from the Sun influences the system to create wind?

Select all answer choices that apply to this question.

• It takes more energy from the Sun the heat water than land, so during the day the land is warmer than the water.

• When the sun sets and it becomes night, the land loses thermal energy quickly, but the water stays warm for longer.

• Air particles above the warmer earth material are less dense and therefore at a lower pressure.

• Air particles above the cooler earth material are more dense and there at a higher pressure.

• The colder, higher-pressure air pushes the warmer, lower-pressure air up and away, creating wind.

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Study the weather map. You know that air masses move from areas of high-pressure, to areas of low-pressure. But this is not the only factor involved.

What are the other two major factors that contribute to the direction the wind blows in the United States?

• The Coriolis effect: Earth's constant movement/rotation causes winds to move from west to east.

• The Coriolis effect: Earth's constant movement/rotation causes winds to move from east to west.

• Global convection patterns caused by the cold, more dense air from the Equator and the hot, less dense air near the Poles.

• Global convection patterns caused by the cold, more dense air from the Poles and the hot, less dense air near the Equator.

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