Why is it cooler up the mountains?

Secondary KLA:
Science
Educational levels:
Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 10

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'Ask an expert' ABC article about why is it cooler up in the mountains though it's closer to the sun and hot air rises. An excellent explanation that elicits discussion about solar radiation and heat energy and how energy is transferred and transformed.

NSW syllabus outcomes

(SC4-10PW) describes the action of unbalanced forces in everyday situations

Australian curriculum content descriptions

(ACSSU155) Energy appears in different forms including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and causes change within systems

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Resource type:
Interactive Resource
ScOT topics:
Weather, Sun, Atmosphere, Heat, Temperature, Solar radiation
File type:
text/html
Language/s:
en-AU
Author:
State of NSW, Department of Education
Publisher:
State of NSW, Department of Education
Date created:
Thursday, 12 November 2009

Resource ID: 8870f85b-a523-4bf6-9223-57d0d717929b