FOSS W&W INV# 5&6

Energy that travels through air and space

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

energy transfer by contact between objects and particles

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

Which statement best describes what happens when energy transfer occurs between objects and particles?

• temperature changes when heat or cold is added

• heat material moves from one place to another

• energy cannot be created or destroyed

• energy always moves between objects or particles with higher energy to those with lower energy

Energy that heats earth comes from the sun

• true

• false

air particles in the atmosphere are heated more by contact with Earth's surface that direct radiation from the Sun

• true

• false

Energy transfers between particles in the air when they collide

• false

• true

air particles move faster and have more collisions when they are heated

• true

• false

Air tends to flow from

• east to west

• low pressure to high pressure

• high pressure to low pressure

• west to east

Which requires more energy to raise the temperature 1 degree?

• sand

• water

• soil

• air

During day time at the beach water temperatures tend to be ______________ than the sand temperatures

• higher

• the same

• lower