"Section 2-2 Energy Transfer & The Water Cycle"

The Sun’s rays strike the surface most directly at the equator.

• True
• False

What is the transfer of energy between two objects by electromagnetic waves called? For example, The Sun releases sunlight in the form of ___________?

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Radiuction

When warmer, less dense air rises in the atmosphere, and cooler more dense air sinks is an example of this type of heat transfer found within Earth's Atmosphere?

• Radiation
• Convection
• Connection
• Conduction

High pressure systems are associated with this type of atmospheric properties?

• Warm/dry weather
• Cool/dry weather
• Warm/moist weather
• High pressure systems can be associated with a mixture of cool and warm air with moist and/or dry air.

What is the difference between low pressure, and high pressure in Earth's Atmosphere?

• high pressure is associated with cooler, less dense air. Low pressure is associated with warmer, more dense air.
• High pressure is associated with warm, dry air. Low pressure is associated with cool, moist air.
• High pressure is associated with cool, more dense air. Low pressure is associated with warm, less dense air.
• none of the above answers are correct

What drives the water cycle?

• The moon
• The Sun
• greenhouse gases
• The Earth's Core

Which process causes water to enter the atmosphere as water vapor?

• Evaporation - This is caused by the sun radiating heat
• Condensation - This is caused by the sun radiating heat
• Precipitation - This is caused by the sun radiating heat
• Runoff - This is caused by the sun radiating heat

When air gets warmer

• It goes vertically upward
• Molecules move faster
• Molecules spread apart
• All of the answers are correct

When condensation occurs, water changes phases from a __________ to a __________?

• gas, solid
• solid, gas
• liquid, gas
• gas, liquid

As water on Earth’s surface is heated, it changes from ______ to _______. Over the oceans, there is more evaporation than precipitation, but over the land the reverse is true.

• solid, gas
• liquid, gas
• gas, liquid
• liquid, solid