Meteorology Unit Review

What is the name of the atmospheric layer we live in?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects us from the sun's harmful rays?

• troposphere
• mesosphere
• stratosphere
• thermosphere

What tool is used to measure air pressure?

• thermometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer
• barometer

The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?

• radiation
• convection
• conduction
• greenhouse effect

The transfer of heat energy by direct contact, or touch, is __________________?

• radiation
• convection
• conduction
• greenhouse effect

What is the term for the conditions in the atmosphere over a long period of time?

•  Stratosphere
•  Climate
•  Weather
•  Wind

Feeling the heat from a fire is an example of which type of atmospheric heating?

• Radiation
•  Convection
• Conduction
•  Greenhouse effect

Compared to the ocean, land heats up and cools down

• Faster
•  Slower
•  Equally
• Gradually

What kind of weather does a stationary front bring?

•  Light rain followed by clear weather
•  Many days of cloudy wet weather
•  Severe thunderstorms and rain
•  Cold and dry weather

What is a warm front?

•  Warm air mass becomes caught between cold air masses
• two air masses meet and stay separate
•  Warm air moves over cold air and replaces it
•  Cold air moves under warm air and pushes it up