Weather and Atmospheric Phenomena Quiz - Missed Questions

What type of heat transfer is this?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Circulation

Some dye in a beaker of water is gently heated. Why are the streaks of dye seen in the water?

• The hot dye is a better conductor than the cool water.

• The hot dye is a better convector than the cool water.

• The hot water is less dense than the cool water.

• The hot water is denser than the cool water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Aliyah observes the air pressure daily. Over the last couple of days the air pressure has been increasing. What weather will Aliyah most likely observe as a result?

• increasingly clear skies and more wind

• increasingly clear skies and dry weather

• increasingly cloudy skies and dry weather

• increasingly cloudy skies and humid weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

In the diagram, which transfers thermal energy in the same way the Sun's energy is transferred to Earth?

• the boiling water

• the burner flame

• the hot handle

• the rising steam

What is the process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid?

• Convection

• Precipitation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the flow of air from land to water, caused by differential heating of sea and land?

• Sea breeze

• Land breeze

• Convection current

• Coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?

• Humidity
• Dew Point
• Precipitation
• Evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the process in which heat is transferred through the movement of a gas or liquid?

• Evaporation

• Precipitation

• Convection

• Condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a circulating flow of air or water resulting from temperature differences called?

• Coriolis effect

• Land breeze

• Sea breeze

• Convection current

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

which of these characteristics will produce the most dense water?

• high salinity, high temperature

• high salinity, low temperature

• low salinity, high temperature

• low salinity, low temperature