Lesson 1: Solar Energy on Earth
Duration of Days: 6
Lesson Objective
1. Students will investigate the transfer of energy from the Sun to Earth and the atmosphere.
2. Students will develop and use models to describe the unequal heating of Earth by the Sun and how energy flows through the system of Earth and the atmosphere.
1. How does energy transfer from the Sun to Earth and the atmosphere?
radiation
latitude
conduction
albedo
wind
convection
polar easterlies
prevailing westerlies
trade winds
Coriolis effect
density current
surface current
upwelling
weather
air mass
front
climate
rain shadow
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Formative Assessment
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