Weather Factors

Winds are caused by differences in 

• precipitation
• humidity
• air pressure
• turbulance

Which environment will probably have the lowest relative humidity?

• swamp
• desert
• rain forest

When temperature decreases below the dew point, the water vapor in the air _?_.

• condenses
• evaporates
• stays the same

Wind speed may be measured with ---

• thermometer
• anemometer
• barometer
• windsock

The actual amount of water vapor in the air is called

• air pressure
• humidity
• relative humidity
• dew point

What absorbs ultraviolet rays in the atmosphere?

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• ozone layer
• greenhouse gases

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

• convection
• insulation
• radiation
• conduction

____________ is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

• snow
• precipitation
• rain 
• sleet

True or False. An open-ended tube that collects rain is called a rain gauge. 

• True
• False