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Energy, Heat And Winds
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1) Energy from the sun travels to Earth as
A
Heat
B
X-rays
C
sunlight
D
Radiation in the form of Electromagnetic Waves
2) At night, the flow of cool air from the land out to the ocean creates a
A
heat
B
land breeze
C
sea breeze
D
global wind
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
conduction
B
convection
C
radiation
D
wind
5) The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that is touching is
A
wind
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
convection
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
jet stream
B
fronts
C
latitudes
D
gulf stream
7) Winds that blow over short distances in any direction are called
A
wind vanes
B
global winds
C
trade winds
D
local winds
8) Along with the jet streams, which global winds also influences the weather here in the U.S.?
A
land breeze
B
polar easterlies
C
prevailing westerlies
D
trade winds
9) Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances are called
A
Coriolis effect
B
heat
C
local winds
D
global winds
10) The uneven heating of the Earth is what creates
A
wind
B
visible light
C
oceans
D
latitude
11) A powerful, warm surface current in the North Atlantic Ocean that can affect weather here in N.Ci is the
A
Coriolis effect
B
Amazon River
C
Indian Ocean
D
Gulf Stream
12) Ocean currents and global winds move in a circular pattern because of the
A
rotational effect
B
greenhouse effect
C
Coriolis effect
D
convection currents
13) An instrument used to measure wind speed is called a(n)
A
thermometer
B
psychrometer
C
anemometer
D
barometer
14) The type of energy that you feel as heat is called
A
temperature
B
ultraviolet radiation (UV)
C
infrared radiation
D
fire
15) The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid is called
A
heat
B
radiation
C
conduction
D
convection
16) Areas located near oceans tend to have more moderate temperatures than areas farther inland because the ocean holds a large amount of
A
thermal energy
B
electromagnetic waves
C
temperature
D
visible light
17) Because of the Coriolis effect, winds in the Northern Hemisphere curve to the
A
south
B
right
C
left
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
rapidly, slowly
B
increasingly, decreasingly
C
more, less
D
less, more
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
Coriolis effect
B
greenhouse effect
C
global warming theory
D
radiation transfer
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