Wind and Heat Practice

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called (a)   .

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Thermal Energy

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Which term describes the total amount of energy in the tiny particles of an object?

• Temperature

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Wind

The average amount of energy of motion in each molecule is known as (a)   .

• Convection
• Radiation
• Temperature
• Anemometer

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What instrument is used to measure wind speed?

• Anemometer

• Thermometer

• Barometer

• Hygrometer

What is a convection cell?

• A type of local wind

• Small divisions created when the movement of air occurs between the equator and the poles

• The flow of air from land to a body of water

• The curving of global winds caused by the Earth's rotation

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What does the wind-chill factor describe?

• The flow of air from land to a body of water

• How cold it seems when you consider the wind and the temperature

• The curving of global winds caused by the Earth's rotation

• Winds that blow over a short distance

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What is a sea breeze?

• Wind that blows from an ocean or lake onto the land

• The flow of air from land to a body of water

• Calm areas at 30° latitude in both hemispheres

• Surface wind systems that blow steadily over a long distance

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What are the doldrums?

• Calm areas at 30° latitude in both hemispheres

• Area near the equator that has little to no wind

• The curving of global winds caused by the Earth's rotation

• Winds that blow over a short distance

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What causes the Coriolis effect?

• The flow of air from land to a body of water

• The curving of global winds caused by the Earth's rotation

• Winds that blow over a short distance

• Small divisions created when the movement of air occurs between the equator and the poles

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What is the primary cause of wind?

• Ocean currents

• The presence of mountains

• The rotation of the Earth

• Differences in air pressure

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