Intro to Weather

The condition of the atmosphere as it is affected by temperature, atmospheric pressure, wind, and water is known as

• meteorology.

• weather.

• convection.

• climate.

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Winds flow from...

• low pressure to high pressure.

• high pressure to low pressure.

• up to down.

• round and round.

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High pressure air is...

• rising, more dense, cooler.

• rising, less dense, warmer.

• sinking, more dense, cooler.

• sinking, less dense, warmer.

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Low pressure air is...

• rising, more dense, cooler.

• rising, less dense, warmer.

• sinking, more dense, cooler.

• sinking, less dense, warmer.

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Which heat transfer occurs when a fluid is heated, rises and cools, then sinks?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Microwaves

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The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius.

• temperature

• Coriolis effect

• conduction

• specific heat

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A sea breeze is created when ________ air over the land rises and creates low pressure.

• cold

• warm

• moist

• freezing

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A land breeze is created when ________ air over the sea rises and creates low pressure.

• colder

• warmer

• more humid

• more dense

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Which substance has a higher specific heat?

• water

• sand

The bending of air currents as a result of Earth's rotation is known as the:

• El Nino Southern Oscillation.

• Saffir-Simpson effect.

• Coriolis effect.

• gravitron.

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