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The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
a) atmosphere
b) weather
c) climate
d) temperature

Calm warm air that rises from the equator.
a) polar easterlies
b) tradewinds
c) doldrums
d) horse latitudes

Which is not a variable of weather?
a) temperature
b) precipitation
c) vegetation
d) humidity

Which direction do jet streams blow?
a) East to West
b) West to East
c) North to South
d) South to North

Wind moves from an area of
a) low pressure to high pressure
b) high pressure to low pressure
c) east to west
d) west to east

These are winds that blow from E to W near the equator.
a) doldrums
b) westerlies
c) polar easterlies
d) trade winds

The amount of water vapor in the air
a) Humidity
b) Evaporation
c) Rain
d) Sleet

Temperature at which relative humidity is 100%.
a) air pressure
b) humidity
c) dew point
d) precipitation

These are winds that blow from W→E
a) tradewinds
b) westerlis
c) polar easterlies
d) horse latitudes

What do you call winds that blow from land to sea?
a) sea breeze
b) morning breeze
c) land breeze
d) night breeze

This type of heat transfer occurs when heat is transferred by touch.
a) conduction
b) convection
c) Radiation
d) atmosphere

Heat transferred by the flow of air or water.
a) radiation
b) convection
c) conduction
d) high pressure

What do you call winds that blow from sea to land
a) land breeze
b) cool breeze
c) night breeze
d) sea breeze

Average weather conditions for a certain region
a) climate
b) weather
c) temperature
d) atmosphere

Which one is an example of convection?
a) burning yourself with an iron
b) getting sunburned
c) wind
d) Walking barefoot on the beach

What's an area of low pressure
a) an area of cool, denser air with good weather
b) an area of cool , less dense air with poor weather
c) an area of warm. less dense air with poor weather
d) an area of warm, denser air with good weather

A weather tool that measures air pressure.
a) barometer
b) psychrometer
c) thermoneter
d) anemometer

A weather tool that measures the average motion of molecules in a substance.
a) barometer
b) triple beam balance
c) thermometer
d) anemometer

A weather tool that measures wind speed.
a) thermometer
b) anemometer
c) barometer
d) wind vane

What is a low pressure?
a) an area of warm. less dense air with poor weather
b) an area of cool, denser air with good weather
c) an area of warm, denser air with good weather
d) an area of cool , less dense air with poor weather

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