Show:
Heat Transfer
Pressure
Wind Formation
Random
Random Earth's Processes
100
What are the 3 Types of Heat Transfer?
Radiation, Conduction, and Convection
100
What are the two types of pressure?
High Presuure and Low Pressure
100
What is wind?
The movement of air.
100

_________________ often come off of oceans and effectively cool the surrounding area during the day.

  • A. Radiation
  • B. High pressure fronts
  • C. Breezes
  • D. Snow
  • C. Breezes
100

Weather patterns are caused MAINLY by the

  • A. rotation of the Earth. 
  • B. distance of the Earth’s from the Sun.
  • C. moisture in Earth's atmosphere 
  • D. gravitational pull of the Moon.  
  • E. uneven heating of the Earth
  • E. uneven heating of the Earth
200
What is radiation?
The transfer of heat by electromagnetic wave and rays. You can feel it.
200
What type of air creates low pressure? (warm or cold)
Warm air
200
What creates wind?
The uneven heating of Earth's surface.
200

When humans remove vegetation from an area, the water cycle is MOST directly affected in which way?

  • A. clouds in the area will increase 
  • B. runoff from the area will decrease 
  • C. precipitation in the area will increase 
  • D. evaporation in the area will decrease  
  • D. evaporation in the area will decrease  
200

This gas is found in the stratosphere where it helps protect us from UV radiation.

  • A. nitrogen.
  • B. ozone.
  • C. carbon dioxide.
  • D. oxygen.

B. ozone

300
What is conduction?
The transfer of heat by touch from one object to another object.
300
What type of air creates high pressure? warm or cold)
Cold air
300
What is warmer in the daytime, land or the ocean?
Land
300
What material is the best conductor of electricity?
Metal
300




The Gulf Stream current shown here makes the waters of parts of the North Atlantic

  • A. warmer.
  • B. more dense.
  • C. less nutrient rich. 
  • D. cooler.
  • A. warmer.
400
What is convection?
The transfer of heat through air and water.
400
Describe is the movement of air in a convection current.
Warm air rises and cold air sinks.
400
What is another name for wind?
Breeze
400




Based on the information in the weather map, which direction will the wind move?


  • A. west to east  
  • B. south to north  
  • C. east to west  
  • D. north to south

  • A. west to east  
400

Weather patterns are caused MAINLY by the

  • A. rotation of the Earth. 
  • B. distance of the Earth’s from the Sun.
  • C. moisture in Earth's atmosphere 
  • D. gravitational pull of the Moon.  
  • E. uneven heating of the Earth
  • E. uneven heating of the Earth
500
Which heat transfer warms the oceans?
Convection
500
What creates the uneven heating of the Earth's surface?
Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, the equator receives direct sunlight. This creates wind.
500
What is warmer at night, the land or the ocean?
The ocean.
500
What is a hypothesis?
A educated guess to solving a problem.
500


Winds generally move from areas of _____________ to areas of ________________.

  • At. the north to the south 
  • B. cold to hot temperatures 
  • C. high to low pressure  
  • D. low to high altitude

C. high to low pressure