Chapter 3 Review

What type of heat transfer is being shown in the picture?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Differences in ___ and ___ cause winds.

• humidity

• air temperature

• air pressure

• salinity

What type of breeze is shown in the picture?

• land breeze

• oceanic breeze

• sea breeze

• trade breeze

What step in the water cycle results in the formation of clouds?

• evaporation

• runoff

• precipitation

• condensation

A thin, whispy cloud that is seen high in the air during fair weather is commonly called a ___ cloud.

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulous

• nimbostratus

High speed bands of winds found high in the troposphere are called ___.

• trade winds

• sea breeze

• jet streams

• land breeze

A ____ is a scientific instrument that is used to measure the amount of rain.

• psychrometer

• barometer

• rain gauge

• rain meter

As Earth rotates, the ______ turns winds in the Northern Hemisphere toward the right.

• Coriolis Effect

• Jet Stream

• Trade Winds

• Barometer

A ____ involves using a wet bulb and dry bulb thermometer to measure relative humidity.

• barometer

• thermometer

• wind vane

• psychrometer

This type of fluffy cloud is sometimes referred to as "floating cotton" because it looks like cotton balls in the sky.

• cirrus

• stratus

• cumulus

• altostratus