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