Meteorology Quizizz Review

Define humidity

• Water coming out of clouds
• Water vapor inside clouds
• The amount of water in the air
• Water inside droplets

In what direction do winds always blow?

• From areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
• From areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure

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What measures temperature?

• barometer
• anemometer
• thermometer
• psychrometer

The blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth

• Lithosphere
• Atmosphere
• Hydrosphere
• Green House Effect

The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place is called

• convection

• climate

• weather

• radiation

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Which is NOT a form of precipitation?

• Water
• Fog
• Snow
• Hail

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What is atmospheric pressure?

• The force or a gravity that pushes/pulls on molecules on earth
• Water pressure that acts on all parts of your body
• Something that squeezes and closes together
• The air in the sky

What is the source of energy that causes molecules to change movement?

• Gravitational energy causes matter to change

• Electrical energy causes matter to change

• Heat (thermal energy) causes matter to change

• Elevation causes matter to change

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How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Insulation

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What is the definition of CONVECTION

• When heat transfers through waves.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• The transfer of thermal energy in a fluid (liquid/gas) by movement of warm / cool fluids.

• Heat traveling from the sun