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How is thermal energy in earths atmosphere transfered by conduction?
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∙ 13y ago
The main method of thermal transference in the atmosphere is convection, conduction would only account for a fraction. Conduction works via hotter molecules transferring their energy to cooler molecules via the friction of collisions between molecules. As air has a very low molecular density conduction is poor therefore most atmospheric models will ignore it.
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Does the energy move from earths surface and atmosphere out of space through radiation conduction or convection?
conduction because there is more heat in space then there is in earth
Explain the three methods of heat transfer as they work to heat the earth and the earths atmosphere?
conduction in solids, the movement of heat in solids is sometimes called heat conduction but it can never be convectionconvection in liquids and gasesradiation
What three processes transfer heat over earths surface?
Convection, radiation, and conduction
Is the earths formation a source of thermal energy?
Much of the Earth's heat was leftover when the planet was formed
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 is energy transfered within the earths atmosphere and throughout the ocean?
by convection
Is the earth heated by the sun?
it is heated by conduction by the earths atmosphere
Explain two ways that earths atmosphere gets heated?
by convection and conduction
How is earth's surface heated by the sun?
it is heated by conduction by the earths atmosphere
How is earth atmosphere warmed evenly?
Energy is transferred between the earths surface and the atmosphere via conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is the process by which heat energy is transmitted through contact with neighboring molecules.
What are 2 ways the earths atmosphere get heated?
by the sun, and global warming
Does the energy move from earths surface and atmosphere out of space through radiation conduction or convection?
conduction because there is more heat in space then there is in earth
What does the absorption of thermal energy from the ground do to earths surface?
The absorption of thermal energy from the ground heats the lower atmosphere and keeps Earth's surface much warmer than it would if there were no atmosphere. :)
Explain the three methods of heat transfer as they work to heat the earth and the earths atmosphere?
conduction in solids, the movement of heat in solids is sometimes called heat conduction but it can never be convectionconvection in liquids and gasesradiation
How do geologists think earths atmosphere formed?
how do geologists think earths atmosphere is formed
What is the particles outside earths atmosphere?
The particles outside the Earths atmosphere are called, meteoroids.
What is the earths second layer of earths atmosphere?
STRATOSPHERE
