Energy Transfer

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A snake lays on a warm rock in the sun to increase its temperature. Which form of heat transfer is this?

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radiation

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Sequence of potential energy from least to greatest? Options: a, c, d, b; b, d, c, a; a, b, c, d; c, a, d, b.

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b, d, c, a

Front

What property of matter causes heated air to rise?

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density

Front

Weather in Earth's atmosphere is influenced the most by which form of heat transfer?

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convection

Front

The type of heat transfer that can happen in solids, liquids, gases, and empty space is...

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radiation

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When the Sun heats the Earth's surface, air masses above the heated surface will...

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get warmer and rise b/c its less dense than the cool air

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What increases as material is heated and changes temperature? Options: kinetic energy of the molecules, potential energy of the molecules, the charge of the atoms in the molecules, the mass of the molecules.

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kinetic energy of the molecules

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How is this demonstration of convection different than what occurs in Earth's atmosphere?

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The atmosphere is heated by the Sun which is above not below.

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Which of these is NOT potential energy?

• elastic energy in a stretched rubber band
• gravitational energy of a roller coaster at the top of its track
• chemical energy in a battery
• heat from a campfire

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heat from a campfire

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When the oceans near the equator absorb heat, it causes ocean and wind currents to...

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rise, and redistribute heat toward the poles