6-5 How does heat move through the atmosphere?
SWBAT: Explain how the atmosphere is heated.
Conduction- transfer of heat through matter
Convection - process by which heat is transferred through a liquid or a gas
• Heat moves from an area of higher temperature to an area of lower temperature.
• The movement of heat through matter is called conduction; sunlight absorbed by Earth’s surface changes to heat and warms the air above it by conduction.
• The process by which heat moves through a gas or liquid is called convection; heat moves through the entire atmosphere by convection.
Conduction- transfer of heat through matter
Convection - process by which heat is transferred through a liquid or a gas
• Heat moves from an area of higher temperature to an area of lower temperature.
• The movement of heat through matter is called conduction; sunlight absorbed by Earth’s surface changes to heat and warms the air above it by conduction.
• The process by which heat moves through a gas or liquid is called convection; heat moves through the entire atmosphere by convection.