Wind Flashcards
(21 cards)
Which of the climate zones is the US found
The temperate zone
Doldrums
Area near equator where “winds are born” but is windless
Convection
Heat transfers through gas or liquid with predictable circular pattern because heat rises and the cool liquid/gas falls.
Conduction
Heat transfers through physical touch
Radiation
Heat transferred from the sun or from some kind of infrared heating up an object without physical contact
Density
D = m/v , the amount of “stuff” in an object
What fluids rise and what fluids fall?
Hot things rise, and cool things fall. (Hot things are less dense)
What will happen if you open the door of a cold house into the hot outside?
The energy will try to reach equilibrium of Temperatures by mixing together
An insulator
Materials that stop flow of heat, holds in it
A conductor
Allows heat to transfer through it, CONDUCTS it
Albedo
How much heat is reflected of an object
What affects and objects albedo?
It’s color (lighter things have higher albedo)
Heat capacity (specific heat)
How well an object can hold heat, and how hot it needs to get to release that heat
What material has the highest heat capacity?
Water
What kind of air mass holds more water vapor?
The hotter the air, the more water vapor it can hold until it’s saturated
Correct spelling of temp.
Temperature
What kind of winds does the US have?
Prevailing Westerlies
Difference of energy of cool and warm things
The warmer something Is, the greater it’s thermal energy. Colder object’s molecules move slower since it has less thermal energy.
Movement of energy hot to cold
Heat flows from hot to cold objects. When a hot and a cold body are in thermal contact, they exchange heat energy until they reach thermal equilibrium, with the hot body cooling down and the cold body warming up.
High air pressure to low air pressure
Air will always move from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure to attempt to reach equilibrium.
If the sun beats down on land and water at the same time, what will happen?
Since water has a higher heat capacity, it will trap the heat. But since the lands albedo is higher the heat will go into the air and RISE. this air will rise and be set on top of the water.
