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1) What is flowing northward along the East Coast of the united states
A
Ocean Currents
B
Gulfstream
C
Northeasterly
D
Gulfcurrent
2) The transfer of energy by direct contact
A
radiation
B
heat
C
convection
D
conduction
3) The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, the two objects do not touch.
A
conduction
B
heat
C
radiation
D
convection
4) a circular movement caused when materials is heated expands and rises then cools of and fall
A
heat
B
convection
C
conduction
D
radiation
5) An instrument used to measure wind speed.
A
anenometer
B
psychrometer
C
wind Vane
D
barometer
6) An instrument used to measure air pressure
A
barometer
B
wind vane
C
anenometer
D
psychrometer
7) An instrument used to measure humdity?
A
wind vane
B
psychrometer
C
barometer
D
anenometer
8) What do currents have a strong effect on?
A
atmosphere
B
temperature
C
global climate
D
wind
9) A ________________ is the movement of liquids or gases in a spiral around a central axis
A
convection
B
vortex
C
air pressure
D
heat
10) A scientist that studies the Earth's Atmosphere monitors studies and forecasts the weather
A
seismologist
B
meteologist
C
geologist
D
vocanologist
11) Name three factors that can cause a vortex in the atmosphere?
A
all the above
B
force of gravity
C
uneven heating of the earth's surface
D
rotation of the Earth
12) All scientist us the ________ scale to measure temperature
A
Celsius
B
temperature
C
Fahrenheit
D
degree
13) Explain what happens to the sun's heat when it reaches Earth?
A
reflected or absconded
B
reflected or absorbed
C
absorbed
D
reflected
14) Warmer air can hold ______________ water vapor than __________ air can.
A
more;cooler
B
more:less
C
more:warmer
D
more;calmer
15) The form of energy that transfers because of temperature differences.
A
radiation
B
convection
C
temperture
D
heat
16) What current causes fog when warm air blows over it.
A
gulf stream
B
global current
C
northeasterly current
D
Labrador
17) The amount of water in the air.
A
humidity
B
evaporation
C
condensation
D
water cycle
18) People in the United States usually use the ____________ scale to measure temperature
A
Fahrenheit
B
Celsius
C
temperature
D
degree
19) The weather conditions that are characteristic of a region or a particular place over a long period of time.
A
degree
B
atmopshere
C
weather
D
climate
20) State of the atmosphere at a particular time and place.
A
degree
B
weather
C
temperature
D
climate
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