Energy from the sun travels to Earth as

At night, the flow of cool air from the land out to the ocean creates a

The circulation of air as it alternately heats up, rises, cools down, then sinks is called

Within the troposphere, heat is transferred mostly by

The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that is touching is

A “river” of high speed winds about 10-12 km above Earth’s surface that move west to east and carry weather systems across long distances

Winds that blow over short distances in any direction are called

Along with the jet streams, which global winds also influences the weather here in the U.S.?

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called

The uneven heating of the Earth is what creates

A powerful, warm surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean that can affect weather here in N.Ci is the

Ocean currents and global winds move in a circular pattern because of the

An instrument used to measure wind speed is called a(n)

The type of energy that you feel as heat is called

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid is called

Areas located near oceans tend to have more moderate temperatures than areas farther inland because the ocean holds a large amount of

Because of the Coriolis effect, winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the

Convection currents occur because warm air is ___________ dense, and rises. The colder air is ___________ dense, and sinks. This is a constant cycle, and leads to winds as the air moves from high pressure to low pressure because of their densities.

The heat from the sun in the form of infrared radiation bounces off the Earth's surface, but gets trapped by the gases in the air. This natural process which helps regulate temperatures on Earth is known as the

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