Lesson 4: Wind

Question 1

Wind

Answer 1

• The movement of wind from areas of high pressure to low pressure
• Global scale convection current

Question 2

How is temperature effected by global wind patterns?

Answer 2

• Wind causes the transfer of thermal energy from warmer to cooler areas until equilibrium is reached

Question 3

Coriolis Effect

Answer 3

• The deflection or curving of moving objects (like air or water) due to Earths rotation

Question 4

Jet Streams

Answer 4

• Fast moving, narrow bends or air that blow up high in the atmosphere (troposphere)
• Flow from west to east around Earth

Question 5

Specific Heat Capacity

Answer 5

• The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of of a substance by 1 degree Celsius

Question 6

What does it mean to have a high specific heat capacity?

Answer 6

• It takes a lot of energy to change the energy of a substance
  Ex. water

Question 7

Is energy absorbed or released in endothermic reactions?

Answer 7

• Absorbed

Question 8

What state changes are endothermic (energy absorbing)?

Answer 8

1. Melting (solid to liquid)
2. Evaporation (liquid to gas)
3. sublimation (solid to gas)

Question 9

Is energy absorbed or released in exothermic reactions?

Answer 9

• Released

Question 10

What state changes are exothermic (energy releasing)?

Answer 10

1. Freezing (liquid to solid)
2. Condensation (gas to liquid)
3. Deposition (gas to solid)

Question 11

Which transformation breaks bonds? Which transformation creates them?

Answer 11

Endothermic: breaks bonds
Exothermic: creates bonds

Question 12

When should you use Hvap to solve a question?

Answer 12

• When working with gases and liquids

Question 13

When should you use Hfus to solve a question?

Answer 13

• When working with liquids and solids