Test Review: Earth and Atmosphere

what process transfers heat by the movement of a fluid?

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

which statement describes global winds but not local winds?

• they are caused by unequal heating of earth's surface

• the occur over a large area of earth's surface

• they occur when cool air moves close to earth's surface

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

by what process can heat be transferred through empty space?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

how does the temperature of the air change as you go higher in the troposphere? (go towards outer space)

• it increases

• it decreses

• it doesn't change

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

• conduction

• convention

• radiation

why do global winds curve around the earth?

• differences in air pressure

• earth's rotation on its axis

• earth's rotation around the sun

which of the following best describes why sea breezes occur?

• convection currents cause warmer air over land to rise, the warmer air is replaced by cooler air coming from the ocean

• convection currents cause warmer air over the water to rise, the warmer air is replaced by cooler air coming from the land.

scientists divide earth's atmosphere based on a single characteristic.. which of the following tools would be most useful in measuring this? (think about temperature)

• anemometer

• barometer

• thermometer

which of the following describes an example of the atmosphere acting as a system?

• layered structure

• composition

• global wind patterns