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Solar energy and it's affect on Earth's atmosphere
The document explains how solar energy creates wind patterns such as sea breezes and land breezes due to uneven heating of the Earth. It details the processes of energy transfer (conduction, radiation, convection) and how temperature differences between land and water influence air movement. Additionally, it discusses the varying intensity of solar rays based on the Earth's curvature and angles of incidence, with the equator receiving the most heat and the poles the least.
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- 1. Solar Energy Uneven Heatingof Earth CAUSES… Movement of Air Masses
- 2. Sea Breeze Radiation =the transfer of energy though space by electromagnetic waves. Solar (Radiation) Energy
- 3. Sea Breeze What doyou notice about the temperatures? Warm Land Cool Water
- 4. Sea Breeze Hot airrises Cool Water Warm Land
- 5. Sea Breeze Warm air beginsto cool as it rises Cool Water Warm Land
- 6. Sea Breeze Warm Airflows to cooler air Cool Water Warm Land
- 7. Sea Breeze Cooled air Sinksb/c it is more dense Cool Water Warm Land
- 8. Sea Breeze Warm Airflows to cooler air Cooled air sinks Hot air rises Wind blows from Cool water to warm land Cool Water Warm Land
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- 10. Land Breeze –At Night
- 11. Land Breeze Now… what's differentabout the temperatures? Warm Water Cool Land
- 12. Land Breeze Now… what'sdifferent about the temperatures? When the sun is down, we have cooler LAND and warmer WATER. Warm Water Cool Land
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- 14. Land Breeze Heat canbe transferred in 3 ways… Conduction, Radiation, Convection The sun provides heat energy called RADIATION and it creates CONVECTION Currents in our atmosphere.
- 15. Sun’s Rays “Uneven Heatingof the Earth due to the curvature of Earth”
- 16. 90° • Larger Angle= More intense heat (hotter) • Acute Angle = less intense heat (cooler) EARTH 45°
- 17. Curved Earth =Sun rays hit Earth at angles 90° Right Angle = Very intense heat (HOT)
- 18. Curved Earth =Sun rays hit Earth at angles 45° Acute Angle = less intense heat (cooler) 90° 45° Acute Angle = less intense heat (cooler)
- 19. Curved Earth =Sun rays hit Earth at angles Coldest at the Poles 30° VERY acute Angle = less intense heat (coldest) 45° Equator is hottest Cooler at angles 90° 45°