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She places the cup of tea on the kitchen table and waits for it to cool off. When she picks up the cup a few minutes later, she notices the kitchen table is warm where the cup used to be. Which best explains the flow of energy between the cup and the table? A) Heat transferred from the cup to the table to warm the table. B) Cold transferred from the table to the cup to cool the tea. C) Heat transferred from the cup to the table, and cold was exchanged between both. D) Cold transferred from the table to the cup, and heat was exchanged between both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat transferred from the cup to the table to warm the table. 5. The second layer of the atmosphere is the A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 6. How does the latitude of a region affect its climate? A) By increasing the length of days throughout the year. B) By increasing the amount of energy the land can absorb. C) By determining the angle of sunlight throughout the year. D) By determining the rate that tectonic plates move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By determining the angle of sunlight throughout the year. 7. If an area is experiencing consecutive days of cloudy weather with light/heavy precipitation, this weather is called .....? A) Stationary front weather. B) Warm-front weather. C) Cold-front weather. D) Occluded-front weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stationary front weather. 8. Movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea A) Sea breeze. B) Low pressure. C) Altitude. D) Land breeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land breeze. 9. Clouds have an anvil top because that is where ..... is found. A) The bottom of the mesosphere. B) The bottom of the troposphere. C) The top of the troposphere. D) The top of the stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The top of the troposphere. 10. Electromagnetic waves traveling through empty space is an example of- A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) Potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 11. Which of the following are the effects of an occluded front? A) Cooler weather and rain or snow. B) Drizzly rain then warm weather. C) Clear skies then rain. D) Thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow. 12. Generally all wind will travel from ..... to ..... A) High pressure to Low pressure. B) Low pressure to high pressure. C) Cold fronts to warm fronts. D) Warm fronts to cold fronts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High pressure to Low pressure. 13. A front along which a cold air mass thrusts beneath a warmer air mass A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold front. 14. What type of weather does a cold front create? A) Light rain/fog. B) Heavy rain. C) Warm weather. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy rain. 15. Which front leads to steady rain for several days? A) Warm front. B) Cold front. C) Stationary front. D) Occluded front. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stationary front. 16. This protects Earth from harmful UV rays: A) Ozone. B) Clouds. C) Troposphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 17. Air pressure is greater ..... A) At the top of the mountain. B) At the bottom of the mountain. C) At the center of the mountain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the bottom of the mountain. 18. As altitude decreases A) Air pressure decreases. B) Air pressure increases. C) Air pressure stays the same. D) A low pressure system develops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pressure increases. 19. What is the 2nd most abundant gas in the atmosphere? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Argon. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 20. Energy transfer through convection is primarily restricted to- A) Fluids. B) Liquids. C) Gases. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWeather QuizzesPrinciples Of Meteorology Quiz 1Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 2Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 3Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 4Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 5Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 6Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 7Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 8Principles Of Meteorology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books