Module 2 Warming and Cooling Earth

Lesson 1: Energy Transfer and the Atmosphere

This module will focus on the concepts of heat and temperature,

including latent heat, an important source of atmospheric heat energy.
Also, you will relearn the concepts of heat transfer through conduction,
convection, and radiation. We will concentrate more on heat transfer by
means of radiation on Lesson 2 of this module.

Pre-assessment
Before we start this module with a little diagnostic test, be serious as you
answer this pre-assessment.
Instructions: Before going through the module proper, please answer
these questions below honestly.

1. The temperature of a substance is a measure of the average kinetic

energy (average motion) of its atoms and molecules. T
2. Evaporation (the transformation of liquid into vapor) is a cooling
process that can cool the air, whereas condensation (the
transformation of vapor into liquid) is a warming process that can
warm the air. T
3. Heat is energy in the process of being transferred from one object
to another because of the temperature difference between them. T
4. In conduction, which is the transfer of heat by molecule-to-
molecule contact, heat always flows from warmer to colder
regions. F
5. Air is a good conductor of heat. F
6. Convection is an important mechanism of heat transfer, as it
represents the vertical movement of warmer air upward and cooler
air downward. T
7. The horizontal transfer of any atmospheric property by the wind
(including smoke and warm or cold air) is called adsorption. T
8. Rising air bubbles brought about by convection is called thermals.
T
9. Temperature is the measure of the average speed (average motion)
of the atoms and molecules. T
10. Latent heat is the energy required to change a substance, such
as water, from one state to another. T