Meteorology quiz 1

At the beach in the summertime, the transfer of heat from the sand to the bottoms of your feet is called

• radiation

• fission

• conduction

• convection

What is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Argon

• Carbon Dioxide

Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

Cloudy nights can be warmer than clear nights because clouds trap heat____

• produced by the friction of air particles

• generated from tropical winds

• released from Earth's interior

• absorbed by Earth during daylight hours

The different layers of Earth's atmosphere can be categorized by variations in _____

• air pressure

• humidity

• temperature

• dew point

Clouds usually form when moist air rises because the air

• Expands and cools

• Contracts and warms

• Expands and warms

• Contracts and cools

On a weather map, what are the lines that connect points of equal temperature called?

• isobars

• isotemps

• contour lines

• isotherms

Wind on Earth, including massive storms like hurricanes, are deflected. What is the cause of this phenomena?

• Red Shift

• Doppler Effect

• Coriolis Effect

• Blue Shift

Air that has a 100 percent relative humidity is said to be

• stable

• saturated

• dry

• unstable

When clouds form, heat energy is release into the atmosphere by

• expanding air

• falling precipitation

• condensation nuclei

• condensing water vapor