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Chapter Chapter 18 18 - - The The Atmospher Atmosphere
Atmospher
SELECT THE CORRECT ANSWER
1. The atmosphere and space are really one medium best described by the term (aeronautical /
aerospace / aeroplane).
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2. Temperature is a measure of _________. A _________ is used to measure the amount of heat or
the lack of it.
3. If visible water falls, it is _________; if it does not, it is _________.
4. Particulate matter can be in the form of dust, dirt, smoke, exhaust fumes or even salt particles. If
the temperature is right, these particles can serve as _________ for _________.
5. The following terms are part of the _________ cycle:
dew-point temperature
solar radiation
sublimation
saturate
6. The difference between the actual and the dew-point temperature is called the _________.
7. The rate at which the _________ surface is heated by _________ radiation is called insulation.
8. The radiation processes that tend to maintain the Earth’s _________ _________ are also chiefly
responsible for worldwide weather.
9. Wind is generally referred to as a _________ movement of air.
10. The rotation of the Earth affecting anything moving over its surface is one way of defining the
_________.
MATCHING
11. Heating by direct contact a. Radiation
12. Process of lateral heat transfer b. Advection
13. Heat transfers by vertical motion c. Convection
14. Heat energy of the sun-reaching Earth d. Conduction
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