Name: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________ Block: _______
Heat Transfer / Air Pressure Quiz Review
Fill in the blank: (each word is used once)
Loses
Absorbs
Reflects
Convection
Decreases
Radiation
Increases
Gains
_____________________________ 1. As temperature at a location increases, the air pressure _____.
_____________________________ 2. As temperature at a location decreases, the air pressure _____.
_____________________________ 3. Light rays pass through window glass by the process of _____.
_____________________________ 4. A dull, black surface _____ most sunlight.
_____________________________ 5. A shiny, white surface _____ most sunlight.
_____________________________ 6. When ice is placed in a glass of room temperature water, the ice _____
heat and the water _____ heat.
_____________________________7. The transfer of energy by air currents in the atmosphere is called _____.
8- 15: Circle the correct answer for each diagram:
Angle of Insolation: HIGH / LOW
Season: SUMMER / WINTER
Temperature: WARM / COOL
Tilt of the Earth: TOWARDS / AWAY
16-17: Label each box with an
H
or
L
Angle of Insolation: HIGH / LOW
Season: SUMMER / WINTER
Temperature: WARM / COOL
Tilt of the Earth: TOWARDS / AWAY
to indicate which pressure system is represented:
18. Between which two letters will the wind speed
be the fastest?
D
______ and _______
C
A
19. How can you tell?
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B
20. What device is shown at the right? _________________
21. What does it measure?______________________
Mercury
22. What happens to air pressure as altitude increases? ____________________________________________
Why? _________________________________________________________________________________
23. What happens to air pressure as humidity increases? ___________________________________________
Why? _________________________________________________________________________________
24. What happens to air pressure as temperature increases? ________________________________________
Why? _________________________________________________________________________________
25. Circle the description of vertical motion of air in a high pressure system: [ sinking air / rising air ]
26. Circle the description of vertical motion of air in a low pressure system: [ sinking air / rising air ]
27. List the characteristics of high pressure.
28. List the characteristics of low pressure.
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