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WorksheetsAtmospheric Heating
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The transfer of heat using electromagnetic waves is called...
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Advection
Most solar radiation...
Is absorbed by Earth's surface
Is reflected back into Space
Is absorbed by clouds
Is re-radiated by Earth's surface
Why do areas closer to the Equator have higher average temperatures?
They receive sunlight for a longer amount of time
They are physically closer to the Sun
They receive more total energy from the Sun
They receive more direct solar radiation
The percent (%) radiation that is bounced from a surface is called it's...
Reflectance
Refractance
Scattering
Albedo
Which surface would have the lowest albedo?
A white sand beach
A snowy mountain peak
A cement sidewalk
An asphalt road
The Earth re-radiates solar energy as...
Visible Light
Gamma Rays
Infrared (IR) Radiation
Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation
What is the greenhouse effect?
The heating of the atmosphere by gamma radiation
The heating of the atmosphere by Earth's surface
The heating of the atmosphere by the Sun
The heating of the atmosphere by UV radiation
Why do land masses heat and cool quicker than water?
Water has a high specific heat
Water has a low specific heat
Land Masses have a high specific heat
Land masses have a low specific heat
Objects with a higher temperature...
Contain more molecules
Contain more kinetic energy
Have less molecular collisions
Have a higher specific heat
The tendency of an object with a lower density to rise within a fluid is called...
Bouyancy
The Ideal Gas Law
The Pressure Gradient Force
Floating
Objects that are less dense...
Have molecules packed closer together
Have less molecular collisions
Are more buoyant
Are heavier
According to the Ideal Gas Law (PV = nRT)
If temperature increases, density decreases
If volume decreases, density decreases
If pressure increases, density decreases
If the number of molecules increases, density decreases
Sea Breezes...
Blow from the land out to sea
Cause cloud formation over the ocean in the morning
Cause a low pressure system to form over the ocean
Cause afternoon thunderstorms at the beach
Land Breezes...
Occur due to differential heating
Blow from the land out to sea
Cause a low pressure system to form over land
Cause cool air to sink over the ocean
The following diagram illustrates...
A sea breeze
A land breeze
A cyclone over the land
An anticyclone over the ocean
