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1) Heated water rising and cooler water sinking is an example of what type of heat transfer?
A
radiation
B
conduction
C
absorbtion
D
convection
2) Warming your hands by a campfire is an example of what type of heat transfer?
A
conduction
B
absorbtion
C
convection
D
radiation
3) How does solar energy heat earth's surface?
A
land absorbs radiation from the sun
B
land reflects radiation from the sun
C
atmosphere conducts radiation from the sun
D
atmosphere reflects radiation from the sun
4) What layer of the atmosphere would you find the ozone layer?
A
troposphere
B
mesosphere
C
stratosphere
D
thermsphere
5) What is responsible for blocking UV radiation in the atmosphere
A
clouds
B
carbon dioxide
C
oxygen
D
ozone
6) What is a large body of air that has the same temperature and humidity?
A
air mass
B
air front
C
air pressure
D
air wall
7) An airmass originating over north central Canada would most likely be
A
warm and dry
B
cold and moist
C
warm and moist
D
cold and dry
8) In which geographic region are air masses most often warm with a high moisture content?
A
Central Canada
B
Gulf of Mexico
C
Central Mexico
D
Northern Pacific Ocean
9) ___ is the conditions of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
A
temperature
B
weather
C
convection
D
climate
10) Wind is moving air from areas of ___ pressure to ___ pressure.
A
high, low
B
low, high
C
high,high
D
low,low
11) Which best explains why wind occurs?
A
wind is produced by precipitation
B
wind is produced by differences in air temperatures
C
wind is produced by tropical storms
D
wind is produced by differences in cloud cover
12) Warm air ___ to cool and form clouds.
A
falls
B
rises
C
drops
D
sinks
13) A tornado is likely to form when
A
when two warm air masses collide
B
two cold air masses collide.
C
a warm air mass slides gently up a cold air mass.
D
a cold air mass collides with a warm moist air mass.
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