Ch 8, Les 4-6, 6th Grade Question Preview (ID: 61206)


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Two calm areas of sinking air about 30 degrees north and south latitude
a) horse latitudes
b) doldrums
c) trade winds
d) polar easterlies

In the Southern Hemisphere, the Coriolis effect causes winds to curve towards the
a) left
b) right
c)
d)

Which receives the most direct rays from the Sun?
a) the equator
b) the North Pole
c) the South Pole
d) the area between the poles and the equator

At night, the air above the water is ___ than over land.
a) warmer
b) cooler
c) the same temperature
d)

The increased cooling that a wind can cause is called
a) windchill factor
b) Coriolis effect
c) greenhouse effect
d) it's stinking cold!

A wind vane measures
a) wind direction
b) wind speed
c) wind temperature
d)

A teacup and teapot have tea that is at the same temperature. Which would have more thermal energy?
a) the teapot
b) the teacup
c) they would have the same thermal energy
d)

At what temperature does water freeze on the Fahrenheit scale?
a) 32 degrees
b) 0 degrees
c) 100 degrees
d) 212 degrees

Convection occurs in
a) fluids
b) solids
c) empty space
d) all of the above

Thermal energy that is transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one is called
a) heat
b) temperature
c) thermometer
d) potential energy

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called
a) radiation
b) temperature
c) thermal energy
d) heat

Which kind of electromagnetic energy is not visible by humans but can be felt as heat?
a) infrared radiation
b) ultraviolet radiation
c) visible light
d) gamma rays

Which radiation can penetrate further into the atmosphere before some of it is absorbed?
a) infrared radiation
b) ultraviolet radiation
c)
d)

About ___ of the Sun's energy is absorbed by gases and particles in the atmosphere.
a) absorbed
b) reflected
c) radiated
d)

About 5% of the Sun's energy is ___ by the surface back into the atmosphere.
a) reflected
b) absorbed
c) radiated
d)

Most of the infrared radiation that is put back into the atmoshpere immediately travels all the way back into space.
a) false
b) true
c)
d)

___ occurs when particles and gases in the atmosphere disperse light in all directions.
a) scattering
b) prisming
c) spreading
d) splattering

In which substance would heat transfer by conduction work best?
a) iron
b) oxygen
c) water
d) alcohol

What is an anemometer used to measure?
a) wind speed
b) wind chill
c) air pressure
d) wind direction

The movement of air parallel to Earth's surface is called
a) wind
b) windchill
c) the Coriolis effect
d) air pressure

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