Global Patterns

Although the Sun is millions of miles away, the Sun's heat and light travel to Earth as waves. Which type of heat transfer is this an example of?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• reflection

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Which of the following describes the part the Sun plays on a windy day at the beach?

• The Sun stops the wind throughout the afternoon as everything warms up.

• The Sun causes waves to be larger by directing solar energy into the water

• The Sun heats land quickly and as the warm air rises, cool air comes in from the water.

• The Sun reflects off the water, making the air above the water unstable and more likely to move

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Which statement BEST describes how the jet stream affects weather?

• It makes storms heavier and more severe.

• It makes weather harder for meteorologists to predict.

• It causes water to evaporate resulting in drier weather.

• It moves weather patterns from one location to another.

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Wind is the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure. What is the ultimate energy SOURCE for wind?

• the sun

• the water cycle

• ocean surface currents

• the curvature of the Earth

The transfer of heat is responsible for many of the events that occur on Earth. Which of the following events is MOST directly caused by radiation?

• the circulation of air

• the movement of the Earth's crust

• the warming of the Earth's surface

• the movement of the ocean currents

What type of heat transfer MOST directly causes wind?

• conduction

• convection

• evaporation

• sublimation

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The way the steam is moving from the hot coffee is called...

• convection

• radiation

• insulation

• conduction

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

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Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

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