Weather Chapter 1

What process transfers heat by the movement of a fluid?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Thermal Transfer

Which statement describes global winds but not local winds?

• They occur over a large area of Earth's surface.

• They are caused by unequal heating of Earth's surface.

• They occur when cool air moves close to Earth's surface.

• They occur when hot air rises and moves up from Earth's surface.

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What are local winds that blow from a body of water toward land during the day called?

• Trade Winds

• Sea Breezes

• Land Breezes

• Prevailing Westerlies

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By what process can heat be transferred through empty space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Scattering

Where does the mesosphere occur in Earth's atmosphere?

• between the ionosphere and the exosphere

• between the thermosphere and the exosphere

• between the troposphere and the stratosphere

• between the stratosphere and the thermosphere

In which of the layers of Earth's atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

Which of the atmosphere's four main layers contains the ionosphere and is near the exosphere?

• The Mesosphere

• The Stratosphere

• The Thermosphere

• The Troposphere

How does the temperature of the air change as you go higher in the troposphere?

• It decreases

• It fluctuates

• It increases

• It stays constant

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What form of heat transfer is responsible for global winds and ocean currents?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Absorption

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Why do the paths of global winds curve rather than moving in a straight line?

• differences in air temperature

• differences in air pressure

• Earth’s revolution around the sun

• Earth’s rotation on its axis

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