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WorksheetsEnergy in the Atmosphere & Ocean
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
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
Gas in the Earth's atmosphere that absorb heat leaving the surface
Electromagnetic Wave
Greenhouse Effect
Thermal Energy
Greenhouse Gases
The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface
Wind
Jet Stream
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
The movement of air from land to water
Wind
Jet Stream
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
The movement of air from water to land
Wind
Jet Stream
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
Bands of high-speed wind about 10 km above Earth's surface
Wind
Jet Stream
Land Breeze
Sea Breeze
The way the Earth's rotation causes winds to curve
Current
Coriolis Effect
El Nino
La Nina
A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean
Current
Coriolis Effect
El Nino
La Nina
A climate event that occurs every 2-7 years in the Pacific Ocean. Winds along the equator winds weaken and reverse direction.
Current
Coriolis Effect
El Nino
La Nina
When water in the eastern Pacific Ocean are colder than usual and stronger winds blow over the Pacific causing more warm water to move west
Current
Coriolis Effect
El Nino
La Nina
