Weather/ Climate Vocabulary

A metal spoon getting heated by contact with hot coffee in a mug is heat transfer by ______. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• hydration

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The cycle of hot, less-dense stuff rising; & cold, more-dense stuff  sinking is heat transfer by _____. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• hydration

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Feeling the warmth of the sun’s rays beating down on your skin is an example of heat transfer by ___. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• hydration

The ___ _____  coming from the land made the air above the lake feel a little bit more chilly after our night swim.

• jet stream
• ultraviolet light
• sea breeze
• land breeze

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The cool air from the ___ _____  coming off the lake made the sun’s heat more bearable as we lay out on the dock Saturday afternoon. 

• jet stream
• ultraviolet light
• sea breeze
• land breeze

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The _______ forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and freezing temperatures for the rest of this week.

• climate
• weather
• hydrosphere
• solar system

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The ____ falling from the sky changed from rain to sleet as the temperatures dropped drastically.

• climate
• weather
• rocks
• precipitation

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The warm _____ brought rain to McDonough as it moved in over the cold air that was already here.

• climate

• back

• front

• fog

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The Continental Polar ____ ____ is very dry & cold; but the Maritime Tropical is warm & moist.

• climate
• air mass
• front
• back

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I was not surprised when the weather forecast called for 100% ________ on such a damp, dreary day when everything was covered with dew.

• fog
• dew
• humidity
• sunshine

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