Unit 2 Atmospheric Thermodynamics

A substance with a high specific heat:

• Is always extremely hot.
• Requires a lot of energy to become hot.
• Is not heavy.
• Does not requires a lot of energy to become hot.

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The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually...

• Match the temperature of the surrounding environment.
• Always be colder than the surrounding environment.
• Become warmer than the surrounding environment.
• Never change temperature.

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Transfer of heat in a gas or liquid by the motion of particles in the heated fluid

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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Transfer of heat by means of electromagnetic waves

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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Transfer of heat by contact and collisions between the molecules in a substance.

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

Warm air rises and cold air sinks demonstrates what?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• refrigeration

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Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

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What is the greenhouse effect?

• The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
• The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
• The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

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Without the Greenhouse Effect the Earth would be

• warm 
• cold
• dead

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The Earth acts like a greenhouse that catches and blocks the transfer of longwave radiation.

• true
• false

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