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science
test 2-2-4
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| If the sun is blocked by the clouds, the water cycle will ______. The stored energy of the planet keeps it going for sometime. | continue |
| The suns energy reaches our planet through ______. | radiation |
| ____ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves. | radiation |
| As the ____ energy passes through the atmosphere, some of it is absorbed by gases and particles, and some is reflected back into space. Not all ___. | suns |
| Some of the suns energy ends up in the atmosphere and some of it is _____. | reflected |
| _____ is the transfer of thermal energy b collisions between particles of matter. Heat energy always moves from an object with a ____ temperature Objects with a ____ temperature | conduction, higher, lower |
| Example: | touching a hot object and getting burned |
| As our atmosphere comes in contact with the Earths surface, ____ warms the atmosphere | conduction |
| ____ is a heat transfer of thermal energy by the up and down movement of particles within matter. | convection |
| ____ less dense air/ water rises, ____ dense air/ water sinks. This causes air to. | Warmer, cool, move |
| Rising warm air is ____ by cooler, denser air that sinks. | replaced |
| Example: | hot air balloon |
| Convection creates the rising and sinking air of ___ in our atmosphere. | air |
| There are great wind belts that circle the globe. The energy that causes this movement originates from the ___. | sun |
| Wind patterns can be global or ____. | local |
| Land and water at the equator are ____, therefore ____ dense. | Warm, less |
| This difference in ___ causes ___ | density, air |
| Trade ___ -steady winds that flow from ____ to ____ between 30 north and 30 south. | winds, east, west |
| The Polar _____ are cold winds that blow from east to the west near the ____ and south poles. | easterlies, north |
| ear the top of the _____ is a _____ band of high winds called the ___ Stream. | troposphere, narrow, jet |
| A ___ Breeze is a wind that blows from the sea to the ___ due to local _____ and pressure differences. | temperature |
| A ____ Breeze is a wind that ___ from the ___ to the see due to local ____ and ___ differences. | land, blows, land, temperature, pressure |
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