Weather Unit Two Study Guide

What is weather

• The process of photosynthesis in plants
• The state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, and wind.
• The study of rocks and minerals
• The measurement of ocean tides

What is climate

• Climate is the study of rocks and minerals
• Climate is the name of a popular clothing brand
• Climate is the process of converting water into steam
• Climate is at a area for a long period of time

Land heat up and cool down ____

• fast

• slow

Water takes a ____ time to show tempeture increase

• quicker
• shorter
• longer
• faster

Costal cities have ______ climates because they are near large bodies of water

• extreme
• arid
• moderate

• tropical

Deserts have a _____ temperature changes from night to day

• extreme
• consistent
• moderate

• small

What is conduction

• The process of converting a solid into a liquid
• The process of transmitting sound through a substance
• The process of heat or electricity being transmitted through a substance.
• The process of converting a gas into a liquid

What is radiation

• Emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving in rays

• The act of building a structure
• The study of ancient civilizations
• The process of planting seeds in the ground

what is convection

• The process of turning a liquid into a gas
• Transfer of heat through the movement of fluids
• A type of rock formation
• The movement of heat through solid materials

Air masses _____ causes the weather to change. An air mass is a large body of air that carries the characteristics

• moving

• colliding

• singing

• rotating