Meteorology Quiz 1

Convection

• A type of heat transfer
• A type of light wave
• A type of sound wave
• A type of chemical reaction

Radiation

• A process of heat transfer
• A type of light
• A type of sound
• The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles

Isotherm

• A line on a weather map connecting points of equal temperature
• A line on a map connecting points of equal rainfall
• A line on a map connecting points of equal altitude
• A line on a map connecting points of equal population density

Humidity

• A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
• A type of cloud
• A weather instrument
• A type of precipitation

Dew Point

• The temperature at which air becomes saturated
• The point at which water begins to evaporate
• The highest temperature that can be reached by an object
• The point at which ice begins to melt

Barometer

• A device used to measure atmospheric pressure
• A device used to measure temperature
• A device used to measure humidity
• A device used to measure wind speed

Isobars

• Lines on a map connecting places of equal temperature
• Lines on a map connecting places of equal rainfall
• Lines on a map connecting places of equal pressure
• Lines on a map connecting places of equal humidity

Anemometer

• Measures wind speed
• Measures temperature
• Measures humidity
• Measures air pressure

Front

• Air that moves up or down

• The layer of air closest to the Earth’s surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• A boundary between large masses of air with different densities.

Troposphere

• The layer of air closes to the Earth's surface. The only layer where weather takes place.

• Air that moves up and down.

• The boundary between large masses of air with different densities.