Thermal Energy
Weather & Clouds
Water Cycle
Instruments
Storms
100
What does is mean when heat travels from the sun?
What is radiation?
100
Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system? A warm temperatures B cloudy conditions C clear conditions D cool temperatures
What is B, cloudy conditions.
100
Name four types of precipitation.
rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
100
An instrument measuring air temperature.
What is a thermometer?
100
Rain, snow, hail, and sleet are forms of what?
What is precipitation.
200
Bill stands in a swimming pool and notices that the water around his feet is a lot cooler than the water near the surface. Which process causes this difference in temperature? A convection B evaporation C radiation D conduction
What is A, convection.
200
What cloud is not made of water droplets?
What is cirrus clouds.
200
What is the flow of water, from rain, snow melt, or other sources, over land.
What is runoff.
200
An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
What is barrometer?
200
What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina? A North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions. B North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather. C North Carolina will experience mild weather. D North Carolina will experience cold weather.
What is D, North Carolina will experience cold weather.
300
People sitting around a campfire are able to feel the heat from the fire. How are the people able to feel the heat from the fire without touching the fire? A The heat from the fire travels through the ground and heats the ground around the people. B The heat from the fire is conducted through air molecules to the people. C The heat from the fire rises in the air and then settles around the people. D The heat from the fire radiates from the fire to the people.
What is D, the heat from the fire radiates from the fire to the people.
300
This front is red and has grandma teeth when represented on a weather map.
What is a warm front?
300
After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle? A precipitation B transpiration C evaporation D condensation
What is C, evaportation.
300
Which best describes a characteristic of the jet stream? A It forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass. B It creates the high winds around the eye of a hurricane. C It forces the hot air along the equator to rise to areas in North America. D It causes high pressure air masses to rotate clockwise.
What is A, it forms a boundary between a cold air mass and a warm air mass.
300
Which is the best explanation for how air masses move across the United States? A The prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the United States but may be deflected by the jet stream. B The trade winds move air masses from west to east across the United States. C The jet stream moves air masses from the Pacific Ocean across the United States. D The warm air of the Gulf Stream causes air masses to move from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What is A, the prevailing westerlies move air masses from west to east across the united states but may be deflected by the jet stream.
400
A pot is heated on a stove. Which process causes the metal handle of the pot to also become hot? A combustion B convection C radiation D conduction
What is D, conduction?
400
What is unusual warming of the surface water in eastern Pacific ocean?
What is el Nino?
400
Which is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere? A radiation B convection C conduction D condensation
What is B, convection.
400
What is the difference between an anemometer and a wind vain?
A wind vane measure direction of wind, and an anemometer measures wind speed.
400
On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area? A stormy B sunny C snowy D hot
What is B, sunny.
500
Which is an example of a different substance being formed? A glass breaking B metal melting C water freezing D wood burning
What is D, wood burning.
500
Which best describes why winds at the beach change direction between day and night? A because the temperatures over land and over water change B because warm air over land sinks and stays in place over land C because cool air rises and is replaced by warm air from the ocean D because cool air sinks and stays in place over land
What is A, because the temperatures over land and over water change.
500
In which way are evaporation and condensation similar? A Both cause decreases in air temperature. B Both cause increases in air temperature. C Both are caused by the warming of the atmosphere. D Both are caused by changes in heat energy.
What is D, both are caused by changes in heat energy.
500
Which has the greatest effect on wind speed? A precipitation B cloud cover C wind direction D air pressure
What is D, air pressure.
500
Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. What season does he most likely experience in August? A spring B summer C winter D autumn
What is C, winter?
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