
Weather Review
Quiz by Steve Wehlan
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- Q1The atmosphere is the layer _______________ ... (1)that contains ozoneof water in the oceanswhere weather occursof gases that surrounds the Earth30s
- Q2Water vapor is water in the form of a(n)... (2)gassolidcrystalliquid30s
- Q3Earth's atmosphere TRAPS energy from the sun, which allows... (3)most water to exist as a liquidsolar radiation to reach Earth's surfacemost meteors to burn upozone to form30s
- Q4The instrument scientists use to measure air pressure is called a(n)... (4)thermometerbarometerhygrometerhydrometer30s
- Q5Transfer of heat between two substances IN CONTACT is called... (5)convectionthermal energyradiationconduction30s
- Q6Heat from the sun reaches Earth by... (6)radiationreflectionconductionconvection30s
- Q7Based on the diagrams above, which is true? (7)Both X and Y show a sea breezeX shows a sea breeze and Y shows a land breezeY shows a sea breeze and X shows a land breezeBoth X and Y show a land breeze30s
- Q8Convection currents occur because.... (8)warm and cold air have the same densitycold air is less dense than warm airwarm air is more dense than humid aircold air is more dense than warm air30s
- Q9In the diagram above, which letter represents an occluded front? (9)DACB30s
- Q10In the diagram above, which letter represents a warm front? (10)ACBD30s
- Q11Cool air tends to be... (11)less dense and flow over warm airlifted by more dense warm airdenser and flow under warm airmixed easily with warm air masses30s
- Q12Land breezes occur because.... (12)land cools off more slowly than waterland heats up faster than waterland heats up more slowly than waterland cools off faster than water30s
- Q13Relative humidity is measured using a(n)... (13)Psychrometerbarometerthermometeranemometer30s
- Q14Clouds will form when water vapor in the air... (14)condenses onto dust particlesis deposited as ice on the groundfalls to the groundheats up as it rises30s
- Q15The two conditions required for cloud formation are: 1) cooling of the air down to the dew point temperature and 2) .... (15)the unequal heating of Earth's surfacethe coriolis effectthe presence of particles in the airthe absorption of infrared energy30s