Which two ways are how energy from the sun is distributed?(1 point) Responses Radiation and conduction Radiation and conduction Radiation and convection Radiation and convection Conduction and convection Conduction and convection None of the above
What is air pressure?(1 point) Responses The speed of winds in a region. The speed of winds in a region. The temperature of the atmosphere. The temperature of the atmosphere. The measurement of the air's moisture. The measurement of the air's moisture. The pressure that air exerts as it is being pulled to Earth by gravity.
The pressure that air exerts as it is being pulled to Earth by gravity.
What is a high-pressure system?(1 point) Responses A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather. A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather. A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather. A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather. The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above a given point. The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above a given point. The measurement of the air's moisture content.
A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather.
What is a low-pressure system?(1 point) Responses The point at which the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can at a given temperature. The point at which the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor it can at a given temperature. The temperature at which water vapor turns to s solid or liquid. The temperature at which water vapor turns to s solid or liquid. A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather. A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather. A system where air is sinking and spreading out, resulting in fair weather.
A system where air is rising and cooling, leading to cloudy and stormy weather.
Thermal energy is the motion of particles in a substance at a given temperature. Substances absorb light energy from the sun, increasing motion of these particles, resulting in an increase in thermal energy. We see these change in energy as an increase in___________?(1 point) Responses Rain Rain Temperature Temperature The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above at a given point The amount of force exerted by the weight of the air above at a given point Wind
Temperature
How does climate influence weather?(1 point) Responses Climate shapes long-term weather patterns. Climate shapes long-term weather patterns. Climate only determines short-term atmospheric conditions. Climate only determines short-term atmospheric conditions. Climate only affects weather in certain biomes. Climate only affects weather in certain biomes. Climate has no influence on weather.
