Air Temperature

What is energy from the sun called?

• Hot Energy

• Solar Energy

• Cold Energy

• Thermal Energy

What will happen if ocean water is warmer than the locations air?

• Nothing will happen

• The air will transfer energy to the water

• Ocean water is never warmer than the air

• The water will transfer energy to the air

What is the layer that surrounds Earth called?

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

A location at 25 degrees North will have a ________ average air temperature than a location at 45 degrees South.

• Warmer

• Cooler

• The same temperature

• There is no way to tell because one is North and one is South

How does the sun warm the Earth?

• The air directly absorbs the Sun's energy.

• The surface absorbs the Sun's energy and then transfers it to the air.

• The sun reflects off of the ground.

• Humans absorb the Sun's energy.

True or false: a location at 85 degrees North is warmer than a location at 15 degrees North?

• True

• False

Which one is not one of the 3 main climate zones?

• Temperate Zone

• Tropical Zone

• Polar Zone

• Sun Zone

What are the day-to-day changes in the atmosphere called?

• Climate

• Weather

• Rain

• Sunshine

What are the average weather patterns called?

• Climate

• Weather

• Rain

• Sun

True or false: energy always transfers from cold to warm.

• True

• False