Weather, Climate, & Heat Transfer Review

Radiation is heat transfer by ________________.

• direct contact

• electromagnetic waves

• movement of a fluid

• heat waves

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Convection is heat transfer by ________________.

• electromagnetic waves

• direct contact

• movement of a fluid

• all of the above

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Conduction is heat transfer by ________________.

• direct contact

• movement of a fluid

• electromagnetic waves

• all of the above

What is the jet stream?

• brings warmer temperatures

• southern flowing ocean currents

• high winds in the atmosphere

• part of the water cycle

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How does air pressure move?

• north and south

• low to high pressure

• high to low pressure

• south to east

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Climate is what you ________, weather is what you ________.

• get, expect

• expect, get

• gather, evaluate

• see, feel

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Thermal energy travels from a __________ object or substance to a ____________ object or substance through conduction.

• warmer to cooler

• cooler to warmer

• cooler to high pressure

• warmer to low pressure

What is a benefit of a model in science?

• they allow us to alter past events

• they help change the future

• they help us make predictions

• they are unpredictable

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What is the reason for unequal heating to earth's surface?

• the distance between the south and north pole

• only certain scientists are sure of the cause

• revolution around the sun and the equator

• the material of earth's surface and the tilt on its axis

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How is thermal energy transferred between the atmosphere and hydrosphere?

• The Gulf Stream

• Conduction Currents

• Convection Currents

• The Jet Stream

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