1) _____________ is defined as the day to day state of the atmosphere of a particular place. a) Climate b) Weather 2) ___________ is the degree of hotness or coldness of the earth's atmosphere at a particular place and time. a) Temperature b) Precipitation 3) The amount of solar energy or radiation received by the earth's surface. a) isolation b) insolation 4) The heat zone that lies between the two tropics. a) Temperate b) Torrid 5) The heat zone that is neither too hot nor too cold. a) Torrid b) Temperate 6) _________ are the steady flow of the surface ocean water from one place to another in a prevailing direction. a) Prevailing wnds b) Oceancurrents 7) Atmospheric Pressure is measured by this instrument. a) thermometer b) barometer 8) The unit of measurement of air pressure. a) millibars b) minibars 9) Equatorial low-pressure belt is also known as ________. a) doldrums b) dondrums 10) Subtropical high-pressure belts are also known as ______________. a) horse longitudes b) horse latitudes 11) The speed of the wind is measured by an instrument called __________________. a) wind vane b) anemometer 12) In North America, local winds are called ____________. a) Foehn b) Chinook 13) __________ are variable winds that tend to change their direction. a) cyclones and anticyclones b) Tsunamis 14) Humidity is measured using this device. a) hypermeter b) hygrometer 15) This rain is commonly experienced in equatorial regions. a) Conventional rainfall b) Relief rainfall 16) When moist wind is obstructed by a mountain, __________ rainfall is occured. a) orographic b) cyclonic 17) The type of rainfall produced when a mass of warm and cold air meet. a) relief b) cyclonic

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