Heating, Seasons, and H20

This is the amount of "water vapor" in the air.

There is more near the equator and closer to bodies of water. There is less near the poles and places farther away from water.

• Altitude

• Radiation

• Humidity

• Respiration

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Not all solar radiation reaches the Earth's surface. Some is absorbed, reflected, and scattered by the Earth's atmosphere.

Approximately, what percentage does make it to the Earth's surface?

• 20%

• 100%

• 30%

• 50%

Heat can be transferred between objects and materials.

When heat moves from one object to another by traveling as a wave, it is called ________________.

(Ex: energy traveling from the Sun through space to the Earth)

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Heat can be transferred between objects and materials.

When heat moves from a hotter object or material to a cooler object material through direct contact, it is called ________________.

(Ex: your hand being burned by a hot pan)

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Reflection

Heat can be transferred between objects and materials.

When hot materials rise and cooler materials sink. (Ex: boiling water or a lava lamp)

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Reflection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Most (almost 50%) of the energy the Earth receives from the Sun is heat.

Heat is also known as ________.

• Visible light

• Ultraviolet

• X-rays

• Infrared

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

_______ heats up and cools down slowly, but it is very effective at storing heat.

_______ heats up and cools down quickly, and is not very effective at storing heat.

• Land : Water

• Water : Land

The __________ receives the most direct solar radiation year round.

• North Pole

• Equator

• South Pole

• Earth's axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Coal, oil, and gas are energy sources that formed from the remains of once living organisms.

They are considered to be ______________.

• Greenhouse gases

• Fossil fuels

• Renewable resources

• Different states of H₂0

Areas near the poles receive ______________.

• indirect solar radiation throughout the year.

• more solar radiation than the equator.

• direct solar radiation throughout the year.

• no solar radiation at all throughout the year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6