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
Correct Answer
B. Electromagnetic waves -
- 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
Correct Answer
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
Correct Answer
B. The circular motion of a fluid or gas -
- 4.
Touching a hot pan is an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Condensation
- D.
Convection
Correct Answer
B. Conduction -
- 5.
A microwave heating your food is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Thermal dynamics
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
Correct Answer
C. Radiation -
- 6.
A hot air balloon is an example of
- A.
Radiation
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Convection
- D.
Thermalation
Correct Answer
C. Convection -
- 7.
Boiling water is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Condolation
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
Correct Answer
A. Convection -
- 8.
Sitting in front of a fire is an example of
- A.
Thermal dynamics
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Convection
- D.
Radiation
Correct Answer
D. Radiation -
- 9.
A lava lamp is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Ravenation
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Conduction
Correct Answer
A. Convection -
- 10.
A lizard sitting on a heat lamp is an example of
- A.
Convection
- B.
Conduction
- C.
Radiation
- D.
Contaction
Correct Answer
B. Conduction -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. River, ocean, puddle -
- 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
Correct Answer
B. The continuous movement of water in the hydrosphere -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. The change of a gas into a liquid -
- 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
Correct Answer
A. Water that has sunk into 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
Correct Answer
B. The change of a gas to a liquid -
- 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
Correct Answer
A. When water flows over earth's surface -
- 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
Correct Answer
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
Correct Answer
B. Can cover the whole sky -
- 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
Correct Answer
A. Look piled up -
- 20.
Cumulus clouds usually mean
- A.
Cold weather
- B.
Windy weather
- C.
Nice weather
- D.
Bad weather
Correct Answer
C. Nice 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
Correct Answer
A. Have wispy edges -
- 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
Correct Answer
C. Cirrus -
- 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
Correct Answer
B. Cumulonimbus cloud -
- 24.
Fog is a type of
- A.
Cirrus cloud
- B.
Stratus cloud
- C.
Cumulus cloud
- D.
Nimbus cloud
Correct Answer
B. Stratus cloud -
- 25.
What type of cloud is puffy with a flat bottom?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cumulus
- C.
Cirrus
- D.
Altus
Correct Answer
B. Cumulus -
- 26.
What type of cloud means a dreary day with possible light to steady rain
- A.
Cirrus
- B.
Cumulus
- C.
Altus
- D.
Stratus
Correct Answer
D. Stratus -
- 27.
Water molecules condense onto _____________________ to form a cloud
- A.
Small particles
- B.
Water vapor
- C.
Light
- D.
Ultra violet radiation
Correct Answer
A. Small particles -
- 28.
What clouds are found only at high altitudes?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Altus
- C.
Cirrus
- D.
Cumulus
Correct Answer
C. Cirrus -
- 29.
What is the hydrosphere
- A.
The continuous movement of water from one place to another on the earth
- B.
The third layer in the atmosphere
- C.
All of the water on earth
- D.
The lowest layer of the atmosphere
Correct Answer
C. All of the water on earth -
- 30.
The ozone layer protects us from
- A.
Thermal conduction
- B.
Ultraviolet radiation
- C.
Microwave radiation
- D.
Pollution causing particles
Correct Answer
B. Ultraviolet radiation -
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