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6: Temperature

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Kinetic Energy (J) 1) Define 2) Formula 3) 1 J = 4) What happens if temp increases

Back (Answer)

1) Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion 2) KE = 1/2 mv2 3) 1 Joule = 1 kg m2 s-2 4) The particles move around faster thus exerting higher pressure

#2
Front (Question)

Define Heat

Back (Answer)

The Cumulative Total Kinetic Energy of all molecules in a substance

#3
Front (Question)

Define Temperature

Back (Answer)

Proportional to the Average Kinetic Energy of all the molecules in a substance (scalar quantity - magnitude, no direction)

#4
Front (Question)

1) What happens when we go up within the atmosphere? In the thermosphere: 2) Temperature 3) Heat

Back (Answer)

The density of air changes (number of molecules decrease with substantially height) 2) High energy molecules (due to magnetic field) = high Average Kinetic Energy 3) Low number of molecules = Total Cumulative Kinetic Energy is low

#5
Front (Question)

Define Specific Heat Capacity of a a substance

Back (Answer)

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree

#6
Front (Question)

Specific Heat Capacity of 1) Water 2) Land 3) Which heats up/cools down quicker due to this

Back (Answer)

1) 4190 J kg-1 Degree Centigrade 2) <1000 J kg-1 Degree Centigrade 3) Land

#7
Front (Question)

Water (Initial state, 10* C) 1 kg of water 1) 11 *C 2) 12 *C 2 kg of water 3) 11 *C 4) 10.5 *C

Back (Answer)

1) 4190 J energy 2) 8380 J energy 3) 8380 J energy 4) 4190 J energy

#8
Front (Question)

Given a constant heat source 1) Mass 2) Specific Heat Capacity

Back (Answer)

1) The greater the mass (which energy s distributed), the lower the temperature change 2) The higher the specific heat capacity of the object, the lower the temperature change

#9
Front (Question)

Temperature Calculation Find density where: Pressure is 1013 hPa, Universal gas constant is 287.05 J kg-1 K-1, & Temperature is 30 *C

Back (Answer)

p = P/RT = 1013 x 100 (convert to Pa) ----------------------- 287.05 x (30 + 273.15) (convert to K) = 1.16 kg m-3 check units p = kg (mass) m-1 s-2 (acceleration) —————————————————- (kg m2 s-2 (Joule) kg-1 K-1 (R is J kg-1 K-1) x K = kg m-3

#10
Front (Question)

Conduction 1) Define Give a: 2) Very good conductor 3) Poor conductor 4) Good insulator

Back (Answer)

1) Energy transferred by contact between molecules 2) Metals 3) Air 4) Air

#11
Front (Question)

If the initial state = 10 *C What would be the final state, if 4190 J energy were added to: 1) 1 kg Water 2) 1 kg Sand

Back (Answer)

1) 11 *C 2) 15.24 *C

#12
Front (Question)

Convection 1) Define 2) Where does it occur

Back (Answer)

1) Transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas) between areas of different temperature 2) Troposphere, especially in tropics

#13
Front (Question)

Advection 1) Define Horizontal advection 2) Warm air come from 3) Cool air come from

Back (Answer)

1) The transport of a substance or quantity by bulk motion of a fluid. The properties of that substance are carried with it 2) Nullarbor 3) Fremantle doctor (sea breeze)

#14
Front (Question)

Solar Radiation 1) Define

Back (Answer)

Radiation is energy travelling as waves or particles (electromagnetic radiation through space)

#15
Front (Question)

Diurnal Cycle

Back (Answer)

A diurnal cycle is any pattern that recurs every 24 hours as a result of one full rotation of the planet Earth around its axis

#16
Front (Question)

Diurnal cycle When does maximum temperature occur on Earth

Back (Answer)

3 pm, lag as it takes time for earth to start emitting radiation back

#17
Front (Question)

Diurnal cycle When does minimum temperature occur on Earth

Back (Answer)

6 am, once the sun has set, the earth is emitting more radiation than it is coming in which keeps happening throughout the night until just before sunrise

#18
Front (Question)

Hottest month

Back (Answer)

Even though summer solstice is 22nd Dec, it is February or even early March, lag between maximum incoming radiation and maximum temperature

#19
Front (Question)

Temperature Inversion (Night)

Back (Answer)

when we have clear cloudless NIGHT with low wind, earth surface gets so cool, that the air on top of the earths surface gets very cold, the air further aloft is warmer so we have temp increasing with height - radiative inversion.

#20
Front (Question)

Temperature Inversion (Day)

Back (Answer)

As land surface warms up, it warms the air above it so the air on top is cooler, during the day it is generally typical to find temperature decreasing with height

#21
Front (Question)

Control of temperature in troposphere Altitude

Back (Answer)

Temperature decreases with higher altitude

#22
Front (Question)

Control of temperature in troposphere Clouds 1) Day 2) Night

Back (Answer)

1) Temperature decreases with higher cloud clover 2) Temperature increases with high cloud cover (no radiation from sun but from surface)

#23
Front (Question)

Control of temperature in troposphere Winds 1) Day 2) Night

Back (Answer)

1) Temperature decreases with high winds (if from cool region) 2) Temperature increases with high winds (higher kinetic energy)

#24
Front (Question)

Thermometry Basic Principle 1

Back (Answer)

Materials expand as temperature increases