NSTA Meteorology Reading 5 • Weather and the Redistribution of
... ‣ Earth’s atmosphere heated by solar radiation and terrestrial radiation ‣ Radiant energy from sun is not uniformly distributed throughout the planet because of Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt and the curvature of Earth’s surface ‣ Large portion of the total solar radiation reaching Earth passes through th ...
... ‣ Earth’s atmosphere heated by solar radiation and terrestrial radiation ‣ Radiant energy from sun is not uniformly distributed throughout the planet because of Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt and the curvature of Earth’s surface ‣ Large portion of the total solar radiation reaching Earth passes through th ...
Energy
... • Also Travels in waves but are much slower than light • Is produced by vibrating air molecules which in turn vibrate our ear drums. ...
... • Also Travels in waves but are much slower than light • Is produced by vibrating air molecules which in turn vibrate our ear drums. ...
Physical Science Energy Transformations Graphic
... 1. Thermal energy or heat moves from an object at a ___________ _________________to an object at a ____________ __________________. 2. Remember…..the ________________ of the ________________ of an object determines how hot or how cold something is. (In other words, how much heat is there.) 3. The __ ...
... 1. Thermal energy or heat moves from an object at a ___________ _________________to an object at a ____________ __________________. 2. Remember…..the ________________ of the ________________ of an object determines how hot or how cold something is. (In other words, how much heat is there.) 3. The __ ...
Compressed air energy storage
Compressed air energy storage is a way to store energy generated at one time for use at another time using compressed air. At utility scale, energy generated during periods of low energy demand (off-peak) can be released to meet higher demand (peak load) periods. Small scale systems have long been used in such applications as propulsion of mine locomotives. Large scale applications must conserve the heat energy associated with compressing air; dissipating heat lowers the energy efficiency of the storage system.