Energy Transfer in Weather
Grade 9•45 minutes•Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the role of energy transfer in wind,
precipitation, cloud formation, and front formation.
Learning Objective
I can explain how energy transfer causes wind, precipitation, clouds, and fronts to form.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Describe the three main types of clouds (cirrus, stratus, and cumulus) and their general altitudes in the atmosphere.
2. Explain how clouds can both warm and cool the Earth's atmosphere.
3. Define "latent heat of evaporation" and explain its role in cloud formation.
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