Unit 3 Review

What kind of heat transfer is shown in the picture?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

How are the winds in the northern hemisphere different from winds in the southern hemisphere? 

• Winds int he northern hemisphere are deflected right; winds int eh southern hemisphere are deflected left
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected south; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected north 
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected eart; winds in the southern hemisphere are deflected west
• winds in the northern hemisphere are deflected left; einds in the southern hemisphere are deflected right 

Identify the tool used to measure wind direction

• Wind Vane

• Anenometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Guage

What is the instrument called that measures air pressure?

• thermometer

• ruler

• yard stick

• barometer

Identify the tool used to measure wind speed

• Wind Vane

• Anenometer

• Thermometer

• Rain Guage

The curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation is called what?

• Sublimation
• Continental Deflection
• Transpiration
• Coriolis Effect

A rain gauge measures what?

• Air pressure

• wind speed

• Amount of rain fall

• Wind direction

What creates global wind belts?

• Rotation of Earth and moon's orbit

• Revolution of Earth and Mars' gravitational pull

• Uneven heating of Earth and rotation of Earth

• Shifting of continents and interaction of solar radiation with upper atmosphere

The amount of water vapor in the air is known as ___.

• dew point

• humidty

• relative humidity

• rain

Which layer in the atmosphere protects us form harmful UV radiation?

• Ozone
• Troposphere
• Ionosphere
• Exosphere