Energy Transformations

1

Convection, Gravity and Heat: Driving Plate Tectonics

The Energy Behind Plate Movement

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2

Solar Radiation Driving Earth's Processes

Photosynthesis and the Water Cycle

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3

Elastic Potential Energy and Earthquakes

How Stored Energy Becomes a Sudden Release

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4

Volcanic Eruption Types: Heat, Magma and Explosivity

Why Some Volcanoes Erupt Gently and Others Explosively

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5

Energy Transformations in Mountain Building

Thermal Expansion and Deformation

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6

Water's Unique Properties and Earth's Systems

Boiling Point, Solvent Ability, Density, Thermal Capacity and Surface Tension

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7

Ocean Currents: Energy, Water Masses and Salinity

Surface Currents and Thermohaline Circulation

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8

El Niño, La Niña and the Cryosphere

Ocean-Atmosphere Heat Transfer and a Changing Cryosphere

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9

Energy Transformations: Integrated Review

Consolidating Module 3

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