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A psychrometer is used to measure
a) rainfall
b) relative humidity
c) temperature
d) humidity
Clouds form because water vapor in the air
a) conducts
b) evaporates
c) warms
d) condenses
Clouds that form near the ground are called
a) fog
b) cumulonimbus
c) nimbostratus
d) cirrus
Energy from the Sun travels to Earth's surface by
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) evaporation
The process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere is called the
a) wind chill factor
b) greenhouse effect
c) ultraviolet radiation
d) local winds
The instrument used to measure wind speed is the
a) psychrometer
b) rain gauge
c) wind vane
d) anemometer
The way Earth's rotation makes winds curve is called the
a) greenhouse effect
b) Coriolis effect
c) convection currents
d) wind chill effect
Sea and land breezes that change direction with the seasons are
a) global winds
b) doldrums
c) monsoons
d) electromagnetic waves
The global winds that blow from west to east across the US are called
a) prevailing westerlies
b) polar easterlies
c) horse latitudes
d) trade winds
High speed wind bands that blow about 8 miles above Earth's surface are called the
a) polar easterlies
b) jet stream
c) trade winds
d) horse latitudes
This form of radiation has wavelengths longer than red light.
a) Ultraviolet
b) Visible
c) Infrared
d) Microwaves
Which of the following items absorb energy from the Sun?
a) water vapor, pollen, acid
b) water vapor, dust, clouds
c) dust, smoke, pollen
d) clouds, sulfur, acid
Reflection of light in all directions is known as
a) acid rain
b) Coriolis Effect
c) scattering
d) greenhouse effect
The average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance is called
a) temperature
b) thermal energy
c) heat
d) thermometer
The boiling and freezing points of water on the Celsius scale are
a) 100 and 32
b) 32 and 212
c) 100 and 0
d) 212 and 0
The transfer of heat between objects that are touching is called
a) electromagnetic energy
b) radiation
c) convection
d) conduction
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid is called
a) convection
b) convention
c) conduction
d) conclusion
All winds are created by differences in
a) air direction
b) air pressure
c) air speed
d) air velocity
In the Northern hemisphere, all winds curve to the
a) left
b) right
c) equator
d) poles
The temperature at which condensation begins is called
a) relative humidity
b) land breezes
c) precipitation
d) dew point
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