Unit 2 Study Guide

What is a large body of air that is uniform in characteristics such as temperature and humidity?

• a hurricane

• an air mass

• a thunderstorm

• a weather front

What type of weather front is shown in the picture?

• continental front

• cold front

• warm front

• stationary front

Which of the following is an example of radiation?

• Roasting a marshmallow over a fire

• Water in a boiling pot of macaroni

• Sliding down a hot metal slide in August

• A house's upper floors being warmer than the lower floors

On the coast of Georgia, warm air usually picks up water vapor over the Atlantic Ocean. What will happen when the warm, moist air moves inland over hot, dry land?

• The warm air will become cool, causing water vapor to evaporate and be absorbed by the land.

• The warm air will sink, causing water vapor to condense and form snow.

• The warm air will rise, causing water vapor to evaporate from the air and generate winds.

• The warm air will rise, causing water vapor to condense and form clouds

Where does most of the moisture that becomes rain come from?

• water evaporating from the oceans

• water evaporating from the marshes

• water evaporating from the rivers

• water evaporating from the lakes

Thunderstorms develop as a result of which process in ocean areas?

• falling air temperatures creating high pressure cells

• rising warm air creating high pressure cells

• falling air temperatures creating low pressure cells

• rising warm air creating low pressure cells

Which best explains the flow of energy between the cup and the table?

• Cold transferred from the table to the cup, and heat was exchanged between both.

• Heat transferred from the cup to the table to warm the table.

• Heat transferred from the cup to the table, and cold was exchanged between both.

• Cold transferred from the table to the cup to cool the tea.

Ben is boiling water to make pasta. He leaves his metal stirring spoon in the boiling water for a few minutes. What will most likely happen to the temperature of the metal spoon?

• The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because heat energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.

• The temperature of the metal spoon will decrease because cold energy from the boiling water will transfer to the spoon.

• The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because cold energy from the spoon will transfer to the water.

• The temperature of the metal spoon will increase because heat energy from the boiling water will transfer to the spoon.

Which of the following is NOT a protection provided by the layers of Earth's atmosphere?

• The burning of objects from space before they reach the surface of Earth

• The maintenance of a stable temperature suitable for life on Earth

• The creation of seasons that allow temperature changes on Earth

• The reduction of the Sun's harmful rays reaching living organisms on Earth

Using this table, which layer is the closest layer to the Earth?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere