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During the day, the land is heated mainly by the sun's radiation warming the surface. The air is heated through conduction from the warm surface of the Earth. Water is heated through a combination of direct solar radiation and convection currents transferring heat energy.

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How does the sunlight warm the land air and water?

Land and sea are heated by absorbing radiant energy from the sun. Air is heated indirectly by being in contact (conduction) with land or water.


What is movement of air from sea to land during day when cooler air from above the the water moves over the land forcing heated less dense air above to rise is called?

Land Breeze


What transfer of energy from land or water to air by direct contact?

The transfer of energy from land or water to air by direct contact is known as convection. As the surface of the land or water gets heated by the sun, it transfers this heat energy to the air molecules in contact with it. These warm air molecules rise, creating air currents and leading to the transfer of heat from the surface to the air.


What are 4 convections?

the air being heated from a fireplace,air from a furnace,boiling water,the air being heated in a hot air balloon.


When the land gets hot it heats the air above it the heated air rises because it?

because its evaporating


What happens to air molecules when air is heated.?

the hot-air molecules bang on each other harder.


What happens to air molecules air is heated?

the hot-air molecules bang on each other harder.


Explain why large bodies of water cause local winds to shift direction from day to night?

During the day the land gets is heated fast, but the water takes a while to heat up. At night, water cools down right away, as does land, land absorbs heat faster than water and can also gets cooler faster.


How is matter heated by conduction?

it is heated when cold air meets and cools down hot air and freezes water so it turns to ice


Air moving from land to water?

At night, land cools much more rapitly than ocean water. Air over the land becomes cooler than air over the ocean. Cooler, denser air above the land moves over the water, as the water rises. Movement if the air toward the water from the land is called land breeze.


How does water go into the air?

If water is heated to a certain temperature, it evaporates. When water evaporates, it...I guess you could say..."go into the air".


What is the term for the land water and air on earth?

The term for the land, water, and air on Earth is the environment.