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WorksheetsCh 16.1-16.3 Weather Factors Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which best defines temperature?
a)
measures how fast the atoms in a material are vibrating
b)
measures the energy of an object in motion based on its mass and velocity
c)
measures the material's total energy
d)
measure the energy due to the gravitational height of an object
2.
Wind is the movement of air from?
a)
Areas of low pressure to to areas of high pressure.
b)
Areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
c)
Areas of high pressure to areas of high pressure.
d)
Areas of low pressure to areas of low pressure.
3.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
4.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
5.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
6.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
7.
_______________ ______________ are fast moving ribbons of air that move from west to east in the Northern Hemisphere.
a)
westerlies
b)
jet streams
c)
trade winds
d)
easterlies
8.
_________________ absorbs heat energy and releases heat energy quickly.
a)
land
b)
water
c)
air
d)
mountains
9.
_________________ absorbs heat energy and releases heat energy slowly.
a)
land
b)
water
c)
air
d)
mountains
10.
_____________________ provide a predictable pattern for the movement of air in a specific region and are named after the direction they come from.
a)
wind belts
b)
ocean currents
c)
global winds
d)
topography
11.
Global convection currents are set up in the atmosphere because of the ____________________ of Earth’s surfaces.
a)
even heating
b)
uneven heating
c)
cooling
d)
storms
12.
1. Global __________________ occur between climate regions because of the characteristics of the convection currents in those regions. The prevailing direction of the global winds in these large regions affects weather conditions.
a)
ocean currents
b)
trade winds
c)
wind belts
d)
gulf streams
13.
Which waves are used to show heat loss with heat sensitive cameras?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
ultraviolet radiation
c)
microwaves
d)
gamma rays
14.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
15.
In visible light, which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
16.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
17.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
18.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
19.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
20.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
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