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Science 10: Weather
Heating Water and Land Questions
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Which methods of heat transfer warm the air? Explain how.
Explain why it may be difficult to swim in the ocean during the month of July.
Explain why it may be easier to swim in the ocean during the month of September.
Why does land heat and cool faster than water?
Write a two sentence caption explaining the diagram below.
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Science 10: Weather
Heating Water and Land Questions
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1. Which methods of heat transfer warm the air? Explain how.
Conduction – from land and water to air at surface
Convection – from air at surface to air higher up
Radiation – air absorbs heat from radiation from Earth
2. Explain why it may be difficult to swim in the ocean during the month of July.
Ocean has not received enough energy to warm up yet.
3. Explain why it may be easier to swim in the ocean during the month of September.
Ocean received energy all summer and is now warmer.
It takes longer to cool down, so it is still warm.
4. Why does land heat and cool faster than water?
Lower specific heat capacity.
5. Write a two sentence caption explaining the diagram below.
Warm air rises because it is less dense.
Cool air will move over to take its place (wind below).
Warm air above cools off.
Moves over to take the place of the fallen air (wind above).