Weather and Climate Exam

_______________ is the transfer of energy in the form of rays or waves

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• condensation

_______________ is the transfer of heat by the flow of a heated material in a current or cycle.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• condensation

The ______ is the source of all energy in our atmosphere.

• Sun

• Water cycle

• Moon

• Coriolis effect

The _______ is caused by the Earth's rotation.

• jet stream

• Coriolis effect

• sea breeze

• land breeze

The transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into one another or collide is called_____________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• condensation

The ________ is the layer of the atmosphere nearest to Earth's surface where changes in weather take place.

• exosphere

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• ionosphere

Reflection and absorption by the atmosphere prevent some_____ from reaching the Earth's surface.

• ozone

• radiation

• nitrogen

• oxygen

When Earth receives energy from the Sun_____.

• some energy is reflected back into space

• some is absorbed by the atmosphere

• some is absorbed by land and water on the Earth's surface

• all of these

The flow of air caused by _______ and the Coriolis effect creates distinct wind patterns on the Earth's surface.

• differences in heating

• the ozone layer

• magnetic fields

• the jet stream

Not all areas on Earth's surface receive the same amount of radiation because Earth's surface______.

• is flat

• is curved

• is square

• none of these