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Energy, Heat And Winds
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1) Energy from the sun travels to Earth as
A
X-rays
B
Radiation in the form of Electromagnetic Waves
C
sunlight
D
Heat
2) At night, the flow of cool air from the land out to the ocean creates a
A
sea breeze
B
global wind
C
land breeze
D
heat
3) The circulation of air as it alternately heats up, rises, cools down, then sinks is called
A
thermal energy
B
wind
C
convection currents
D
temperature
4) Within the troposphere, heat is transferred mostly by
A
wind
B
radiation
C
convection
D
conduction
5) The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that is touching is
A
conduction
B
wind
C
convection
D
radiation
6) A “river” of high speed winds about 10-12 km above Earth’s surface that move west to east and carry weather systems across long distances
A
fronts
B
jet stream
C
gulf stream
D
latitudes
7) Winds that blow over short distances in any direction are called
A
global winds
B
local winds
C
wind vanes
D
trade winds
8) Along with the jet streams, which global winds also influences the weather here in the U.S.?
A
trade winds
B
prevailing westerlies
C
polar easterlies
D
land breeze
9) Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called
A
heat
B
local winds
C
Coriolis effect
D
global winds
10) The uneven heating of the Earth is what creates
A
oceans
B
wind
C
latitude
D
visible light
11) A powerful, warm surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean that can affect weather here in N.Ci is the
A
Indian Ocean
B
Gulf Stream
C
Coriolis effect
D
Amazon River
12) Ocean currents and global winds move in a circular pattern because of the
A
convection currents
B
Coriolis effect
C
rotational effect
D
greenhouse effect
13) An instrument used to measure wind speed is called a(n)
A
anemometer
B
thermometer
C
barometer
D
psychrometer
14) The type of energy that you feel as heat is called
A
infrared radiation
B
temperature
C
fire
D
ultraviolet radiation (UV)
15) The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid is called
A
convection
B
heat
C
radiation
D
conduction
16) Areas located near oceans tend to have more moderate temperatures than areas farther inland because the ocean holds a large amount of
A
visible light
B
temperature
C
electromagnetic waves
D
thermal energy
17) Because of the Coriolis effect, winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the
A
south
B
left
C
right
D
north
18) Convection currents occur because warm air is ___________ dense, and rises. The colder air is ___________ dense, and sinks. This is a constant cycle, and leads to winds as the air moves from high pressure to low pressure because of their densities.
A
increasingly, decreasingly
B
less, more
C
more, less
D
rapidly, slowly
19) The heat from the sun in the form of infrared radiation bounces off the Earth's surface, but gets trapped by the gases in the air. This natural process which helps regulate temperatures on Earth is known as the
A
radiation transfer
B
Coriolis effect
C
global warming theory
D
greenhouse effect
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