WEB SEARCH 10A - OCEAN CURRENTS/WINDS
Research Hunt 10A Ocean Currents and Wind
Using your computer research the following standard: 10A Recognize that the Sun provides energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
Heat Transfer:
1. What is Earth’s source of thermal energy?
The sun is the Earth’s source of thermal energy.
2. List the three ways heat is transferred from one object to another. Explain each.
1. Conduction – The transfer of energy by collisions between the atoms and molecules in a material.
2. Convection – Heat transfer that occurs when particles move between objects or areas that differ in temperature.
3. Radiation – Transfer of energy by waves in the form of electromagnetic energy.
3. Which method of heat transfer occurs when the Sun’s energy is passed to Earth?
Radiation occurs when the Sun’s energy is passed to Earth.
Formation of Wind:
1. What type of energy transfer occurs to produce sea breezes?
Convection occurs to produce sea breezes.
2. How are winds formed?
When the air close to the surface gets warm, it rises, and when cold air moves to replace the rising air, wind is created.
3. Where does the energy for the wind come from?
The source of energy for wind is the Sun.
4. What are the winds that form along the equator?
Trade Winds
Ocean Currents :
1. What powers the ocean currents?
The sun causes a current in the atmosphere, which creates wind. The wind will then move the ocean with force. Wind would be the main thing.
2. What is the importance of ocean currents?
Ocean currents transfer nutrients throughout the world. Also, they control the temperature in some ares, which makes these areas warmer.
3. How are ocean currents formed?
Ocean currents are formed by the wind moving the water by force. They're also formed by the sun, which could tie all into the wind. The movement of the hot and cold, which is called convection, is also a reason. Ocean currents can also be affected by salt. Salinty would be a key thing, which causes the ocean to rise and fall.
Using your computer research the following standard: 10A Recognize that the Sun provides energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents.
Heat Transfer:
1. What is Earth’s source of thermal energy?
The sun is the Earth’s source of thermal energy.
2. List the three ways heat is transferred from one object to another. Explain each.
1. Conduction – The transfer of energy by collisions between the atoms and molecules in a material.
2. Convection – Heat transfer that occurs when particles move between objects or areas that differ in temperature.
3. Radiation – Transfer of energy by waves in the form of electromagnetic energy.
3. Which method of heat transfer occurs when the Sun’s energy is passed to Earth?
Radiation occurs when the Sun’s energy is passed to Earth.
Formation of Wind:
1. What type of energy transfer occurs to produce sea breezes?
Convection occurs to produce sea breezes.
2. How are winds formed?
When the air close to the surface gets warm, it rises, and when cold air moves to replace the rising air, wind is created.
3. Where does the energy for the wind come from?
The source of energy for wind is the Sun.
4. What are the winds that form along the equator?
Trade Winds
Ocean Currents :
1. What powers the ocean currents?
The sun causes a current in the atmosphere, which creates wind. The wind will then move the ocean with force. Wind would be the main thing.
2. What is the importance of ocean currents?
Ocean currents transfer nutrients throughout the world. Also, they control the temperature in some ares, which makes these areas warmer.
3. How are ocean currents formed?
Ocean currents are formed by the wind moving the water by force. They're also formed by the sun, which could tie all into the wind. The movement of the hot and cold, which is called convection, is also a reason. Ocean currents can also be affected by salt. Salinty would be a key thing, which causes the ocean to rise and fall.