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WorksheetsWeather Review Part 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What percentage of energy do we get from the sun?
10%
58%
78%
98%
Electromagnetic radiation includes which of the following?
visible light
infrared
ultraviolet
Sound waves
This is the product of the reflection and scattering of light in all directions causing the short wavelengths of blue and violet to appear.
Full moon
Dusk
Dawn
Blue sky
This is the scattering of longer wavelengths (red and orange) due to light traveling through more atmosphere.
Dusk
Dawn
Blue sky
New moon
Energy at the Earth's surface is
Absorbed
Reflected
Lost
Increased
What is the greenhouse effect?
The trapping of the sun's heat in the atmosphere of a planet by gases in that atmosphere
The emitting of the sun's heat from the atmosphere of a planet by gases in that atmosphere
Any process that makes the Earth warmer than it would normally be.
Any process that makes the Earth colder than it would normally be.
Thermal energy is the average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance, thus the measure of how of how hot or cold a substance is.
True
False
Temperature is the total energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
False
True
The types of heat transfer are:
Conduction
Condensation
Convection
Radiation
Thermal energy
Wind is the __________ movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
Vertical
Horizontal
Swirling
Side to Side
What instrument measures wind speed?
Thermometere
Radar detector
Barameter
Anemometer
Wind blowing out to sea from the land
Sea breeze
Land breeze
Beach gust
Cyclone
This makes winds on our planet curve
Earth's revolution
Earth's rotation
Full moon
New moon
What creates global winds?
Earth's rotation
Greenhouse effect
Unequal heating
Coriolis Effect
The Jet stream is a high level stream of fast moving air at altitudes of:
1000 feeet
3 miles
6 miles
9 miles
El Nino causes:
Cooling of water in the Atlantic Ocean
Tornadoes and thunderstorms
Rain and Flooding along the Pacific Coast
Disruption of the food chain of fish, birds and sea mammals
La Nina Causes:
Warming of water in the Atlantic Ocean
Unusually hot weather in Alaska
Higher than normal hurricanes in the Atlantic
Snow and rain on the west coast
The amount of water _____________ as it moves through the water cycle
changes
remains the same
evaporates
increases
Clouds form when water vapor in the air becomes liquid water or ice crystals. When water vapor changes into a liquid it is called:
Convection
Evaporation
Condensation
Dew drops
What is this
Wendy's Chicken Sandwich
Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwich
Popeye's Chicken Sandwich
Publix Chicken Sandwich
