Atmosphere Vocab 1

Energy transferred by circulation of a liquid or gas is

• Conduction 
• Convection
• Radiation
• Density

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

• dew point

• humidty

• relative humidity

• rain

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The force put on a given area by the weight of air above it is called ________

• Temperature

• volume

• water vaopr

• air pressure

What is the Ozone Layer?

• O3

• A gas present in the atmosphere

• A barrier between Earth and the Sun

• All of the above

Which best describes the process of convection?

• Convection is the primary way  heat travels  through rays.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through metals.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through appliances.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through liquids and gasses.

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How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Insulation

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

How do we name air masses?

• Water and temperature
• Air pressure
• Humidity and temperature
• Cold and warm

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A weather front is

• another name for an air mass

• the boundary between two air masses

• a climate region

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Our _________ is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet.

• ocean
• weather
• atmosphere
• ozone

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