Weather and Climate Quiz

What is the definition of radiation in the context of weather and climate?

• The vertical movement of water toward the ocean’s surface.

• The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.

• The circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density.

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.

What does the term 'albedo' refer to?

• The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.

• The vertical movement of water caused by differences in density.

• The measure of the reflectivity of a surface.

• A wind-driven current that carries ocean water horizontally across the ocean's surface.

Which term describes the steady winds that flow from east to west between latitudes 30°N and 60°N, and 30°S and 60°S?

• Trade winds

• Prevailing westerlies

• Polar easterlies

• Coriolis effect

What is an air mass?

• A boundary between two air masses.

• The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.

• A large area of air that has uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

• An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain.

What does the term 'front' signify in weather and climate terminology?

• The transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter.

• The measure of the reflectivity of a surface.

• A boundary between two air masses.

• The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

What is the definition of climate?

• The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.

• The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.

• A large area of air that has uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure.

• An area of low rainfall on the downwind slope of a mountain.

The distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• latitude

• fortitude

• longitude

the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• convection

• conduction

• weather

the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• blowing

• Coriolis effect

• wind

the circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density

• convection

• conduction

• albedo