ATS 113 Name: ____________________

Quiz 2

__D_ 1. Which of the following processes releases latent heat into the environment?

a. sublimation

b. melting

c. evaporation

d. condensation

_C__ 2. It takes a very large amount of heat to warm up a quantity of water 1°C. We say that water has a very high _____________.

a. heat index

b. latent heat

c. specific heat

d. caloric effect

_A__ 3. __________ is the vertical transport of heat by rising warm air parcels.

a. convection

b. advection

c. conduction

d. insulation

_C__ 4. When water is “supercooled”, it remains a _____ even at temperatures well _______ 32°F.

a. gas, below

b. solid, above

c. liquid, below

d. liquid, above

_A__ 5. Which of the following is a good example of deposition?

a. the formation of frost

b. the formation of dew

c. ice cubes “disappearing” or “shrinking” when left in the freezer

d. the evaporation of sweat

_D__ 6. Which process releases the most heat?

a. melting a gram of ice

b. freezing a gram of water

c. evaporating a gram of water

d. condensing a gram of water vapor