Vocab Quiz #20: Unit 5 Weather 4

Forms when cold air moves under warm air which is less dense and pushes air up. Produces thunderstorms, heavy rain, or snow.

• Cold Front
• Warm Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front

The direct transfer of heat fron one substance to another substance that is touching.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Thermal Energy

The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Thermal Energy

The outermost layer of a plantet's atmosphere. The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

The movement of energy from warmer objects to cooler objects.

• Thermal Energy
• Temperature
• Heat Transfer
• Kinetic Energy

The lower part of the thermosphere where electrically charged particles called ions are found.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Ionosphere

The third and coldest layer of atmosphere; meteorites usually burn up here.

• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere
• Exosphere

A front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder fronts and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow.

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front

Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Thermal Energy

A boundary between air masses that don't move, possibly causing rain for several days.

• Warm Front
• Cold Front
• Occluded Front
• Stationary Front