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How does heat get distributed in the atmosphere and the ocean?
the atmosphere and the ocean waters heat up through an interesting process called convection
Why does the ocean heat and cool more slowly than the atmosphere?
The ocean has a higher heat capacity.
How does heat transfer help to setup a hurricane?
Evaporation from warm ocean water transfers latent heat from the ocean into the atmosphere, and this is released when the moisture rises and condenses out into clouds and precipitation.
Which factor has a stronger effect on climate the atmosphere or ocean?
Atmosphere
Why do earth's air temperature vary greatly during the day while its ocean temperature varies only slightly?
tha atmosphere has a lower heat capacity
What distributes heat and moisture around the Earth?
Ocean currents as well as winds distribute heat and moisture around the earth. Winds can bring in cold fronts or warm fronts.
Is it true that a planets's atmosphere distributes energy and slows down heat loss?
Yes.
How does heat get distributed in the atmosphere and the ocean?
the atmosphere and the ocean waters heat up through an interesting process called convection
Why does the ocean heat and cool more slowly than the atmosphere?
The ocean has a higher heat capacity.
What gives of the most heat the sun the moon the ocean or the atmosphere?
the sun
Effects that ocean currents have on the world?
Distributes heat around the world. The gulf stream brings heat to iceland, Great Britain and Scandinavia, where other places at the same latitude are much colder.
What method of heat transfer plays a central role in transferring heat energy within the atmosphere and the ocean?
Convection does.
The method of heat transfer that plays a central role in transferring heat energy within the atmosphere and the ocean is?
convection
Why is that there is a faster build-up of heat in the Arctic Ocean?
because there is less atmosphere in the Arctic
What process distributes the heat from the sun around the earth?
heat waves
How does heat transfer help to setup a hurricane?
Evaporation from warm ocean water transfers latent heat from the ocean into the atmosphere, and this is released when the moisture rises and condenses out into clouds and precipitation.
Why does the moon have extreme heat and extreme cold?
it has no atmosphere to distribute heat and no water to absorb and release heat. he earth's relatively consistent temperatures are caused by the fact that 70% of its surface is water, which absorbs large quantities of solar energy and releases it slowly back into the atmosphere as heat, while the atmosphere retains and distributes that heat. on the moon, rocks on the sun side absorb heat, becoming very hot, but as soon as they rotate into shadow they quickly radiate that heat into space and become very cold.
