Weather Chapter 2 Review Sheet

Question 0

Riding warm air transports heat energy by __________

Answer 0

Convection

Question 1

______ from the sun travels to Earths surface by radiation

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

Clouds form because water vapor in the air _________

Answer 2

Condenses

Question 3

Infrared radiation and _______ _____ make up most of the energy Earth receives from the sun

Answer 3

Visible light

Question 4

Water molecules in liquid water escape into the atmosphere as water vapor in the process of ___________

Answer 4

Evaporation

Question 5

Clouds that form near the ground are called ___

Answer 5

Fog

Question 6

Like land and sea breezes, _______ occur because of ___________

Answer 6

Monsoon

Unequal heating of land and nearby bodies of water

Question 7

The movement of air between the equator and the poles produce ________ _______

Answer 7

Global convection currents

Question 8

____ air masses are more _____ and flows under ____ air masses

Answer 8

Cold
Dense
Warm

Question 9

A wind blowing toward that south in the Northern Hemisphere gradually turns toward the ____. You would call this a _______________

Answer 9

West

Trade Wind

Question 10

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Answer 10

Red

Question 11

What happens to temperature and relative humidity when you go up mountain?

Answer 11

Temperature Decreases

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