Practice Weather Quiz 2
This practice quiz will help you study for the quiz on heat transfer, the hydrosphere, and clouds.
- 1.Radiation is the transfer of heat by
- A.
Ultraviolet waves
- B.
Electromagnetic waves
- C.
Direct contact
- D.
The circular motion of a fluid or a gas
- 2.Conduction is the transfer of heat by
- A.
Ultraviolet rays
- B.
The circular motion of a fluid or a gas
- C.
Waves
- D.
Direct contact
- 3.Convection is the transfer of heat by
- A.
Electromagnetic waves
- B.
The circular motion of a fluid or gas
- C.
Direct contact
- D.
Waves
- 4.Touching a hot pan is an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Convection
- 5.A microwave heating your food is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Thermal dynamics
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
- 6.A hot air balloon is an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Convection
- D.
Thermalation
- 7.Boiling water is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Condolation
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
- 8.Sitting in front of a fire is an example of
- A.
Thermal dynamics
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Convection
- D.
Radiation
- 9.A lava lamp is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Ravenation
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
- 10.A lizard sitting on a heat lamp is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Contaction
- 11.Three things that are part of the hydrosphere are
- A.
Runoff, lake, fish
- B.
Ice cube, mountain, lake
- C.
River, ocean, puddle
- D.
Clouds, grass, river
- 12.The water cycle is
- A.
The process of water falling back to the earth
- B.
The continuous movement of water in the hydrosphere
- C.
A machine that cycles water through out a building
- D.
The process of a liquid changing into a gas
- 13.Evaporation is
- A.
The change of a liquid into a gas
- B.
The change of a solid into a gas
- C.
The change of a gas into a liquid
- D.
The change of a gas to a solid
- 14.Groundwater is
- A.
Water that has sunk into the earth
- B.
The flow of water over the earth
- C.
The change of a solid to a liquid
- D.
Water falling back to the earth
- 15.Condensation is
- A.
The change of a liquid to a solid
- B.
The change of a gas to a liquid
- C.
The change of a liquid to a gas
- D.
The change of a solid to a gas
- 16.Runoff is
- A.
When water flows over earth's surface
- B.
When water falls back to earth's surface as snow, rain, sleet or hail
- C.
Water that sinks into earth's surface
- D.
Water that is in lakes or ponds
- 17.The four main types of precipitation are
- A.
Rain, snow, cats, dogs
- B.
Ice, apple juice, milk
- C.
Snow, freezing rain, sleet, rain
- D.
Snow, rain, sleet, hail
- 18.Stratus clouds
- A.
Look puffy
- B.
Can cover the whole sky
- C.
Have wispy edges
- D.
Can cause thunder, lighting, hail and tornadoes
- 19.Cumulus clouds
- A.
Look piled up
- B.
Can cover the whole sky
- C.
Can cause thunder, lightning, hail and tornadoes
- D.
Have wispy edges
- 20.Cumulus clouds usually mean
- A.
Cold weather
- B.
Windy weather
- C.
Nice weather
- D.
Bad weather
- 21.Cirrus clouds
- A.
Have wispy edges
- B.
Look piled up
- C.
Can cover the whole sky
- D.
Can produce thunder, lightning, tornadoes, or hail
- 22.The type(s) of cloud that are made of ice crystals is/are
- A.
All three main types
- B.
Cumulonimbus
- C.
Cirrus
- D.
Stratus
- E.
Cumulus
- 23.The type of cloud that is also called a thunderstorm is a
- A.
Stratus cloud
- B.
Cumulonimbus cloud
- C.
Cirrus cloud
- D.
Nimbostratus cloud
- E.
Cumulus cloud
- 24.Fog is a type of
- A.
Cirrus cloud
- B.
Stratus cloud
- C.
Cumulus cloud
- D.
Nimbus cloud
- 25.What type of cloud is puffy with a flat bottom?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cumulus
- C.
Cirrus
- D.
Altus
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