WorksheetsAtmosphere Vocabulary Set 2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The process in which certain gasses in a planet’s atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation, resulting in an increase in surface temperature.
radiation
conduction
convection
The Greenhouse Effect
What is Radiation?
The transfer of energy from one substance to another by direct contact.
Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves.
The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of gas or liquid.
What is Convection?
The transfer of energy from one substance to another by direct contact.
Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves.
The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of gas or liquid.
What is Conduction?
The transfer of energy from one substance to another by direct contact.
Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves.
The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of gas or liquid.
An instrument used to measure the speed of wind.
Anemometer
Barometer
Thermometer
Android
A device that measures the direction of wind.
Anemometer
Wind Vane
Barometer
A property of matter representing mass per unit volume
Altitude
Latitude
Density
What is Land Breeze?
Distance from the equator, measured in degrees.
During the day, land heats up faster than water causing air over the land to rise and expand. Denser ocean air moves into the area of low pressure producing a sea breeze.
At night, when land cools faster than water, warm air rises over the ocean, and cooler air flows in.
What is Sea Breeze?
Distance from the equator, measured in degrees.
During the day, land heats up faster than water causing air over the land to rise and expand. Denser ocean air moves into the area of low pressure producing a sea breeze.
At night, when land cools faster than water, warm air rises over the ocean, and cooler air flows in.
Distance from the equator, measured in degrees.
Latitude
Altitude
Wind
Movement of air parallel to Earth’s surface; from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
Wind
Wind Vane
Anemometer
