Warm-Ups
10/24/11
How is fog formed? fog is formed when water condensates, making it a cloud, but when there is too much water droplets, then, it creates the low line clouds. The warm air traps the cold air.
10/25/11
What type of energy do we get from the sun? Radiant Energy- which is transformed into Thermal Energy by matter.
10/26/11
-Describe convection in a fluid and a gas?
Convection in fluids and gasses are the same, basically, the warm gas/fluid rises while the cool gas/fluid lays low since it is more dense than the warm gas/fluid, making either currents or wind. It happens in a circular motion.
-What powders convection on our planet?
The Sun
10/27/11
-The Coriolis effect causes winds in the northern hemisphere to veer right and in the southern hemisphere to veer to the left
-How is wind created on our planet?
Convection, or the circular movement of air, creates wind on our planet
10/31/11
-What causes surface ocean current on our planet?
Wind
-Use your computer and research how deep ocean currents are formed. After you finish researching write down a brief summary of how deep ocean currents are formed.
Convection and salinity causes deep ocean currents
11/1/11
-The conveyer belt is shown. The cool water in the conveyer belt sinks to the south pole, but as the water passes the south pole, it begins to heat up, making a loop of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, that goes to the Indian ocean and travels upwards to the Atlantic Ocean, and as the water travels in the Atlantic Ocean , going upwards, the water beings to cool down again, getting the cycle moving again. In order for this cycle to be completed, it takes thousands and thousands of years. They are deep ocean currents. Salinity also affects the denseness of the water.
11/10/11
-How do cold ocean currents affect the weather of landmasses?
Cold ocean currents take in the heat of the land masses, as the landmasses release heat, the temperature of the land mass goes down.
11/11/11
-Why do coastal areas experience more rainfall? if land is near water, there will be a lot of evaporation, causing clouds and rain/sleet/snow/ice.
11/14/11
-Why is Galveston, Texas, typically cooler during the summer and warmer during the winter compared to Houston, Texas? Because the land along the Galveston coast gives heat to the ocean, compared to the land in Houston because the land in Houston is not close to the body of water. Galveston is next to the ocean. there will be more rainfall in Galveston because the coast is along the body of water, which means that there is more precipitation.
11/15/11
-How does the California Current affect California's weather? The weather will be colder and the land will be cooler
11/16/11
-How are hurricanes formed? Hurricanes start as a low pressure area, then the circling winds pick up energy from the warm moist air. The warm air rises and as it rises, it cools down, therefore, it cannot hold all the moisture. The water condenses out of the air, and that process gives off heat. This heat powers the moving winds, moving them to greater speeds and greater height. It picks up more moisture and it pushes the cycle to greater strengths. After a hurricane hits land, or cold water, it loses its
heat engine, and it immediately begins to lose its strength. When the winds reach speeds of 74 mph or above, it is considered a hurricane.
How is fog formed? fog is formed when water condensates, making it a cloud, but when there is too much water droplets, then, it creates the low line clouds. The warm air traps the cold air.
10/25/11
What type of energy do we get from the sun? Radiant Energy- which is transformed into Thermal Energy by matter.
10/26/11
-Describe convection in a fluid and a gas?
Convection in fluids and gasses are the same, basically, the warm gas/fluid rises while the cool gas/fluid lays low since it is more dense than the warm gas/fluid, making either currents or wind. It happens in a circular motion.
-What powders convection on our planet?
The Sun
10/27/11
-The Coriolis effect causes winds in the northern hemisphere to veer right and in the southern hemisphere to veer to the left
-How is wind created on our planet?
Convection, or the circular movement of air, creates wind on our planet
10/31/11
-What causes surface ocean current on our planet?
Wind
-Use your computer and research how deep ocean currents are formed. After you finish researching write down a brief summary of how deep ocean currents are formed.
Convection and salinity causes deep ocean currents
11/1/11
-The conveyer belt is shown. The cool water in the conveyer belt sinks to the south pole, but as the water passes the south pole, it begins to heat up, making a loop of warm water in the Pacific Ocean, that goes to the Indian ocean and travels upwards to the Atlantic Ocean, and as the water travels in the Atlantic Ocean , going upwards, the water beings to cool down again, getting the cycle moving again. In order for this cycle to be completed, it takes thousands and thousands of years. They are deep ocean currents. Salinity also affects the denseness of the water.
11/10/11
-How do cold ocean currents affect the weather of landmasses?
Cold ocean currents take in the heat of the land masses, as the landmasses release heat, the temperature of the land mass goes down.
11/11/11
-Why do coastal areas experience more rainfall? if land is near water, there will be a lot of evaporation, causing clouds and rain/sleet/snow/ice.
11/14/11
-Why is Galveston, Texas, typically cooler during the summer and warmer during the winter compared to Houston, Texas? Because the land along the Galveston coast gives heat to the ocean, compared to the land in Houston because the land in Houston is not close to the body of water. Galveston is next to the ocean. there will be more rainfall in Galveston because the coast is along the body of water, which means that there is more precipitation.
11/15/11
-How does the California Current affect California's weather? The weather will be colder and the land will be cooler
11/16/11
-How are hurricanes formed? Hurricanes start as a low pressure area, then the circling winds pick up energy from the warm moist air. The warm air rises and as it rises, it cools down, therefore, it cannot hold all the moisture. The water condenses out of the air, and that process gives off heat. This heat powers the moving winds, moving them to greater speeds and greater height. It picks up more moisture and it pushes the cycle to greater strengths. After a hurricane hits land, or cold water, it loses its
heat engine, and it immediately begins to lose its strength. When the winds reach speeds of 74 mph or above, it is considered a hurricane.