Weather Test

Question 1

What in the atmosphere causes temperatures to change, winds to blow and rain to fall?

Answer 1

the movement of heat

Question 2

nearly all energy comes from ….

Answer 2

the sun

Question 3

What are the 3 forms energy can come in?

Answer 3

1. visible light
2. infrared radiation
3. ultraviolet radiation

Question 4

energy travels as what 2 things?

Answer 4

1. electromagnetic waves through the vacuum of space
2. radiation directly transferring energy by electromagnetic waves

Question 5

what are the colors we see?

Answer 5

visible light

Question 6

what color has the longest wavelength?

Answer 6

red

Question 7

what color has the shortest wavelength?

Answer 7

violet

Question 8

wavelengths that are longer than red light, not visible, but felt as heat

Answer 8

infrared radiation

Question 9

wavelengths that are shorter than blue light, not visible, causes sunburns, skin cancer and eye damage

Answer 9

ultraviolet radiation

Question 10

radio, radar x rays and gamma rays are what…

Answer 10

forms of electromagnetic radiation

Question 11

when sunlight travels from the sun, how much is absorbed by the earth’s surface, heating the land and water?

Answer 11

50%

Question 12

when sunlight travels from the sun, how much is reflected by the clouds, dust, gases?

Answer 12

25%

Question 13

when sunlight travels from the sun, how much is absorbed by gases and particles?

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

When sunlight travels from the sun, how much is reflected back into the atmosphere?

Answer 14

5%

Question 15

when dust and particles reflect light in all directions and gas molecules scatter short wavelengths causing the sky to look blue, that is called..

Answer 15

scattering

Question 16

the natural process of gases in the air forming a blanket to keep the earth warm

Answer 16

greenhouse effect

Question 17

amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance

Answer 17

temperature

Question 18

total energy of motion

Answer 18

thermal energy

Question 19

what is used to measure temperature

Answer 19

thermometer

Question 20

what scale is used by people in US

Answer 20

Fahrenheit

Question 21

in fahrenheit, water freezes at…

Answer 21

32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees

Question 22

scientists and everyone else use what scale

Answer 22

celsius

Question 23

in celsius, water freezes at…

Answer 23

0 degrees an boils at 100 degrees

Question 24

Absolute zero is where all life ends and is known as…

Answer 24

Kelvin

Question 25

Use these equations to convert temperature: C=.55 (F-32); F=1.8C + 32; K=C+273 If it is 60 degrees Farenheit, how many degrees Celsius is it?

Answer 25

Do you work on paper

Question 26

Use these equations to convert temperature: C=.55 (F-32); F=1.8C + 32; K=C+273 If it is 30 degrees Celsius, how many degrees Kelvin is it?

Answer 26

Do your work on paper

Question 27

The troposphere is heated by what three things:

Answer 27

1. conduction 2. convection 3. radiation

Question 28

the direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another that it is touching

Answer 28

conduction

Question 29

the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid

Answer 29

convection

Question 30

direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

Answer 30

radiation

Question 31

putting oil in a pan with popcorn kernels and shaking is a form of...

Answer 31

conduction

Question 32

putting popcorn kernels in a popcorn popper and letting hot air pop it is called...

Answer 32

convection

Question 33

winds are caused by..

Answer 33

difference in air pressure and unequal heating of atmosphere

Question 34

using a microwave to make popcorn is using...

Answer 34

radiation

Question 35

wind speed is measured with an...

Answer 35

anemometer

Question 36

increased cooling of air is called...

Answer 36

wind chill

Question 37

winds that blow over short distance

Answer 37

local winds

Question 38

winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

Answer 38

global winds

Question 39

two examples of local winds

Answer 39

sea breezes and land breezes

Question 40

sea breezes blow during the ...

Answer 40

day from the sea

Question 41

land breezes blow during the..

Answer 41

night from the land

Question 42

the way earth's rotation makes the wind curve

Answer 42

Coriolis Effect

Question 43

why do we live in prevailing westerlies?

Answer 43

because our wind blows west to east

Question 44

what are jet streams?

Answer 44

band of high speed winds 10 km and up

Question 45

any liquid or frozen water that falls from the atmosphere to earth's surface

Answer 45

precipitation

Question 46

water is transferred from the land to the atmosphere from the soil and other surfaces and transpiration from plants

Answer 46

evapotranspiration

Question 47

transition of a substance directly from a solid state to a gas state

Answer 47

sublimation

Question 48

turning liquid into vapor

Answer 48

evaporation

Question 49

water that collects as droplets on a cold surface when it comes in contact with humid air

Answer 49

condensation

Question 50

water that flows over the surface

Answer 50

surface runoff

Question 51

measure of the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere

Answer 51

humidity

Question 52

amount of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature

Answer 52

relative humidity

Question 53

air that has 100% relative humidity is holding all the water it can at that temperature and is considered to be....

Answer 53

saturated

Question 54

relative humidity is measured with a ...

Answer 54

psychrometer

Question 55

how do clouds form?

Answer 55

water vapor in the air condenses to form liquid water or ice crystals

Question 56

fluffy, rounded piles of cotton cloud less than 2 k high but can go up to 18 km

Answer 56

cumulus

Question 57

clouds that form at or near the ground

Answer 57

fog

Question 58

flat layer cloud that spread out and cover the sky (1-2 km)

Answer 58

stratus

Question 59

wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals (above 6 km)

Answer 59

cirrus

Question 60

thickening of stratus clouds - rain clouds (1-2 km)

Answer 60

nimbostratus

Question 61

towering clouds with flat tops that often produce thunderstorms (4-11 km)

Answer 61

cunulonimbus

Question 62

round pellets of ice larger than 5 mm in diameter

Answer 62

hail

Question 63

water vapor in clouds converted directly to ice crystals

Answer 63

snow

Question 64

raindrops falling through cold air that freeze when they touch a cold surface

Answer 64

freezing rain

Question 65

ice particles smaller than 5 mm in diameter

Answer 65

sleet

Question 66

drops of water in at least .5 mm diameter

Answer 66

rain

Question 67

examples of greenhouse gases

Answer 67

Water vapor carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide ozone

Question 68

how can global winds help predict weather?

Answer 68

They can help predict the path of storms and changes in temperature and if thunderstorms are developing

Question 69

how can relative humidity help predict weather?

Answer 69

How much moisture is in the air can tell you if there will be clouds, precipitation and fog

Question 70

How do we measure precipitation?

Answer 70

rain gauge