Quiz on Heat Transfer and Insolation

What is the term for air in motion?

• Wind

• Pressure

• Convection

• Conduction

The energy received by the earth from the sun is termed as:

• Solar flux

• Solar energy

• Insolation

• Solar radiation

Which of the following is the process of heat transfer through vertical movement of air?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Advection

The process that primarily heats the atmosphere is:

• Insolation

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Scattering

The Earth receives energy in the form of shortwave radiation from the ___.

The position of the Earth when it is farthest from the sun is called ___.

The maximum amount of insolation is received over ___ deserts.

The transfer of heat through horizontal movement of air is called ___.

Assertion (A): The Earth receives almost all of its energy from the sun. Reason (R): Insolation is the shortwave radiation received by the Earth from the sun.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

Assertion (A): In winter, the middle and higher latitudes receive more radiation than in summer. Reason (R): The angle of inclination of the sun's rays determines the amount of insolation received.

• Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.