Meteorology - Lesson 4 - Exam 1

Energy

Ability or capacity to do work on mass

Work = _______ * ________

Force * Displacement

If theres no _________, there is no work

Displacement

Gravitational Potential Energy (PE)

Energy an object possesses because of it’s position (height) in Earth’s gravitational field.

Does a higher or lower cloud have a higher gravitational potential energy?

Higher

Kinetic energy is the energy of ______

Motion

__________ is the measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules

Temperature

Temperature differences create ______ differences in the atmosphere

Density

Energy transfer is _____

Heat

Temp VS Heat

Temp is measurement of kinetic energy of atoms

Heat is energy transfer

Temps above surface are read in degrees ______

Celcius

Temps at surface are read in degrees ______

Farenheit

Specific heat

Heat capacity of a substance is the ratio of thr amount of heat energy absorbed by that substance

______ _____ is the energy required to change a substance from one state to another

Latent heat

_____ ____ is the heat we “sense” that changes the temperature rather than changing its phase

Sensible heat

Latent heat of condensation is the energy _________

Released

Latent heat of evaporation is the energy _________

Absorbed

Latent heat release is a primary energy source for deep convection and what type of weather?

Severe

3 ways that energy is transferred

Conduction, Convection, Radiation

Energy transfer by conduction is done by ________ _______

Direct touch

Air is a ___ conductor of heat

Bad

Convection is transfer of energy (heat) and matter by _________

Movement

Convection is the primary mechanism for _______ _______ _________ in the atmosphere

Vertical energy transport

_________ is horizontal energy transport

Advection

A thermal is a rising _______ or column of warm air, representing convection

Bubble