Sun's light and heat

Tracey's family is on a camping trip. Tracey's mom uses the campfire to cook soup for dinner. Which form of energy is being used to cook the soup?

• electrical

• heat

• light

• sound

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What type of energy does a lightbulb release?

• light and heat

• light and mechanical

• light and sound

• light and electric

Goldsboro's third grade students went to see the play Charolettes Web. After the performers were under the stage lights for a long time, they began to feel hot. Why?

• The lights release energy.

• The lights release light and heat energy.

• The lights are rubbing against each other.

• The lights are causing a decrease in temperature.

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Which of the following in the picture above are NOT using light as a heat source?

• chick

• calf

• plants

• farmhouse

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Julie has a desk lamp and a candle. She leaves the candle lit for 3 minutes. She leaves the desk lamp on for 30 minutes. Which statement is true about the lamp and the candle after 30 minutes?

• The candle will be colder than when she turned the lamp on

• The lamp’s bulb will be warmer than when she turned the lamp on

• They will both be the same temperature as before she turned the lamp on

• The candle will be warmer than the lamp’s bulb

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Kaley conducts an investigation. She sets a small slice of butter in direct sunlight and another small slice of butter in the shade. She returns after 5 minutes and finds the butter left out in the sunlight has melted. The slice in the shade did not melt. Which statement best explains what happened to the butter?

• The butter melted because it was soft.

• Energy from the sun will heat objects the same whether they are in the shade or not.

• Energy from the sun heats objects, so shade keeps them cooler.

• The butter melted because the lamp produces light and heat.

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The Sun is around 93 million miles away from Earth. It provides the energy and warmth needed to support life. What would happen to life on Earth if the Sun was the same distance from Earth as Neptune?

• Life on Earth would adjust to the warmer temperatures

• Life on Earth would adjust to the colder temperatures

• Earth would be too hot to sustain life

• Earth would be too cold to sustain life

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The chart shows the temperatures over a week. It was sunny most of the week, but one of the days it was very cloudy and only partly sunny. Based on the chart, which day was most likely cloudy?

• Monday

• Tuesday

• Thursday

• Friday

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In the hot desert, many animals are nocturnal. This means they sleep during the day and are active at night. Which of the following best explains why there are a large number of nocturnal animals in the desert?

• The desert is very hot and uncomfortable during the daytime

• There is too much competition for food during the daytime, so it is easier to hunt in the nighttime.

• The temperature in the desert is much higher at night, so it is uncomfortable to be out and about then.

• The temperature in the desert is much cooler at night, so it does not require as much energy to be active then.

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Mrs. Lench's class was making observations during the UV Bead lab. The UV beads change color when exposed to the sun's light and heat. On the first day the beads took about 1 minute to change color. On the second day it took about 2 minutes to change color. What is MOST likely the reason it took the beads longer to change color on the second day?

• The temperature of the beads was higher.

• The amount of heat and light from the sun was GREATER the next day.

• The amount of heat and light from the sun was LESS the next day.

• The sunlight did not produce heat the next day.

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