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Atmospheric Science Quiz

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5th Grade

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Atmospheric Science Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following surfaces is likely to produce a higher than average diurnal variation of temperature:

Rock or concrete

Snow

Vegetation

Water

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Most accurate temperatures above ground level are obtained by:

Radiosonde

Temperature probes

Aircraft reports

Tephigram

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The method by which the energy is transferred from one body to another by contact is called:

Conduction

Convection

Radiation

Latent heat

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The diurnal variation of temperature is:

Reduced anywhere by the presence of clouds

Greater over the sea than overland

Less over desert than over temperate grassland

Increased anywhere as wind speed increases

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The troposphere is heated largely by:

Conduction from the surface, convection and the release of latent heat

Absorption of the sun's short wave radiation

Radiation of heat from cloud tops and the earth's surface

Absorption by ozone of the sun's short wave radiation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An inversion is one in which:

There is an increase of temperature as height increases

There is a decrease of temperature as height increases

There is no changes of temperature with height

There is no correct answers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun gives out _____ amount of energy with _____ wavelength; The Earth gives out relatively _____ amount of energy with relatively ______ wavelength;

Large, small, small, large

Large, large, small, small

Small, small, large, large

Small, large, large, small

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