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To understand this, you need to know how the earth gets heated. It is obvious, by the sun. As the land gets heated, air molecules in contact with the land starts vibrating as it starts gaining energy from the land.(All bodies want to equilibrium with the other body) As one of the molecule starts vibrating because of heat,it starts transferring its heat to the other molecules via conduction. This process finally heats the entire envelop of air , BY CONDUCTION.
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How does conduction increase the temperature of above earth's surface?
[hope that you mean the "air layer" just above the earth] Conduction is the way of energy transmission in solids. But when it comes to the air it is by convection & radiation. So when the solar radiations reach the earth they heat up the surrounding air molecules. Further they heat up the ground. So next the ground becomes the heat source for the air & heat energy is transmitted to the air layer just above by convection.
Will heat move from the ground to the atmosphere by conduction if the air is warmer than the ground?
No. If the air is warmer than the ground any movement of heat by conduction will be from the air to the ground.
What is earth conduction?
Conduction - in which a body's temperature is raised in one place and heat flows to cooler areas by diffusion as the molecules in the body vibrate more vigorously. No material is transported by conduction, only heat. Heat is transported by conduction in the crust where the material is rigid and cannot flow, and the temperature gradient is high. Conduction is very efficient in some materials like metals, and inefficient in others like air. Inefficient conductors are called insulators. ----
How do the three types of heat transfer work together to heat the troposphere?
Convection currents move many weather systems on the earth. Solar radiation warms the earth. The solids heat faster and air over the shore area rises. Cooler air over the water rushes in to replace it. Convection currents also occur in the oceans Air cools as it rises and clouds form.
In which layer of Earth's atmosphere is air most likely warmed by conduction?
thermosphere
How is radiation and conduction alike?
both radiation and conduction give heat to another object.
How does heat energy get from earths surface to air?
If the earth is warmer than the air, the air in contact with earth will heat the air by conduction. This now-warmer air expands and so can rise and be replaced by cooler air, which is heated in turn. This air movement is convection, so both conduction and convection allow energy to be transferred to the air above it. There is very little radiative heating of the air near the ground, but clouds do absorb (and reflect) heat from the earth by radiation in the infrared.
How does conduction increase the temperature of above earth's surface?
[hope that you mean the "air layer" just above the earth] Conduction is the way of energy transmission in solids. But when it comes to the air it is by convection & radiation. So when the solar radiations reach the earth they heat up the surrounding air molecules. Further they heat up the ground. So next the ground becomes the heat source for the air & heat energy is transmitted to the air layer just above by convection.
How earth can heat the air by conduction?
just listen to your earth science teacher Dee you em bee ay es es
How does radiation and conduction work?
Conduction: Heat transfer by direct contact, such as from an electric coil on a stove to the pot. Convection: Heat transfer though the air, such as in an oven. Radiation: Heat transfer via waves, such as from the Sun to Earth.
How does conduction convection and radiation work?
Conduction: Heat transfer by direct contact, such as from an electric coil on a stove to the pot. Convection: Heat transfer though the air, such as in an oven. Radiation: Heat transfer via waves, such as from the Sun to Earth.
Will heat move from the ground to the atmosphere by conduction if the air is warmer than the ground?
No. If the air is warmer than the ground any movement of heat by conduction will be from the air to the ground.
Can heat travel by conduction through a gas?
No, it travels by convection. Heat rises in the air and then the cool air is drawn in by the heat.
How is heat transferred through the air inside ahot air balloon?
conduction
What type of heat originally warms the air?
thermal conduction
What happens when heat is transfered by air currents?
conduction
What is earth conduction?
Conduction - in which a body's temperature is raised in one place and heat flows to cooler areas by diffusion as the molecules in the body vibrate more vigorously. No material is transported by conduction, only heat. Heat is transported by conduction in the crust where the material is rigid and cannot flow, and the temperature gradient is high. Conduction is very efficient in some materials like metals, and inefficient in others like air. Inefficient conductors are called insulators. ----
