1. Heat
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2. substance’s VOLUME increases when TEMPERATURE increases
Thermal expansion
substance’s VOLUME increases when TEMPERATURE increases

3. Heat
Transfer of energy between objects that are at different temperatures
From the higher temperature object to the lower temperature object

4. Thermal Equilibrium

5. Conduction transfer of thermal energy by direct contact – touch!
Kinetic energy is transferred as particles collide
Solids, particularly metals, are good heat conductors

6. Convection
the transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a liquid or gas
Convection currents transfer heat from warmer to cooler parts of a fluid.
                                                                                 

7. Convection The movement of energy through a moving liquid or gas.
Image from: Definition adapted from: Access Science glossary, page 313.

8. Radiation energy transfer by electromagnetic waves
Some radiation is absorbed and some is reflected when it strikes a material

9. Thermal Conductivity
Rate at which a substance transfers thermal energy

10. Specific Heat Capacity
amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius or Kelvin
can be thought of as how well a substance resists changing its temperature
Water = 4,184 J/(kg K)
Iron = 450 J/(kg K)

11. Radiant Energy = from the Sun
Radiant energy drives changes in weather & creates different climates.
Weather changes from day to day.
Climate = a region’s general pattern of weather over a long period of time.
The equator receives the most direct angle of sunlight, creating the warmest climates.
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13. Heating differences causes there to be different air masses.
cool air (or water) is more dense than warm, so it sinks, creating currents by convection
The Sun heats land and oceans by radiation
land/ocean heats the air above it by conduction
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14. Air Mass
A large body of air that has approximately the same temperature and humidity.
Image from: Definition adapted from: ScienceSaurus glossary, page 468.

15. Air movements create weather changes.
Different air mass pressures cause wind.
Air moves from high to low pressure areas.
Generally blow from poles toward equator
Weather often changes when air pressure changes
A front is where two air masses meet or collide
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16. Front
The place where two air masses of different temperatures and pressures meet.
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Definition: ScienceSaurus glossary, page 488.

17. High Pressure
An area of higher air pressure that is typically associated with clear weather.
Image adapted from: Definition: ScienceSaurus glossary, page 491.

18. Low Pressure
An area of lower air pressure that is typically associated with wet or cloudy weather.
Image adapted from: Definition adapted from: ScienceSaurus glossary, page 498.

19. Warm air rises, decreasing the air pressure.
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20. You will do this in class soon!
Note: You will attach a weather fronts foldable here.
You will do this in class soon!

21. Weather
A pattern of precipitation, wind, etc. that covers a small area for a short amount of time.
Image from: Definition adapted from: Access Science glossary, page 325.

22. Climate
A pattern of temperature and precipitation that remains for a long period of time.
The climate of Antarctica is extremely cold.
Image adapted from: Definition: Access Science glossary, page 312.

23. Land-Ocean Interactions
Land heats up faster than water (= the ocean).
The air over the land will also heat quickly.
Warm air rises, starting a convection current.
This brings moist ocean air inland.
Ocean air holds a lot of water vapor.
Warm air can also hold more water vapor.
When air cools, it may no longer be able to hold on to all of the water vapor, forming clouds & precipitation.
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24. Vocab !
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25. Ocean Current
The flow of water within the ocean that moves in a regular pattern.
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26. Surface Current
The flow of water that occurs near or at the surface of the ocean.
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27. Deep Ocean Current
The movement of water far below the surface of the ocean.
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28. Current – movement of water in the ocean
Surface currents are affected by -
Winds
Continental deflections
Coriolis Effect – following the
curve of the Earth as it rotates
Deep ocean currents are affected by -
Temperature differences (density)
Salinity differences (density)
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29. Movement of currents is constant and creates a “global conveyor belt” that transfers heat from one part of the Earth to another via water.
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30. Ocean currents can bring in air of a different temperature that makes one area on Earth warmer than another at the same latitude
Example: Gulf Stream brings warm air into England, making it warmer than Nova Scotia, Canada at the same latitude.
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31. Oceans also impact climate via currents…
Oceans can also influence weather in extreme ways, such as in the formation of hurricanes
= A low pressure tropical storm that forms over WARM ocean water.
Oceans impact climate because they heat and cool slowly (=good insulator!).
Land near the ocean is often warmer in winter and cooler in summer, meaning inland climates differ from those near the ocean at the same latitude.
Oceans also impact climate via currents…
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32. Hurricane
A low pressure tropical storm that forms over warm ocean water.
Hurricane Ivan; September 15, 2004
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34. Bill Nye - Storms

35. El Niño
A periodic change in the location of warm and cool surface waters in the Pacific Ocean.
A warmer sea temperature in the eastern Pacific around Christmas.
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