Water Cycle/Heat Transfer Quiz

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun heats your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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

• more
• less

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.  This is an example of

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Cold air sinks.  True or false? 

• true
• false

Which statement is true?

• The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.
• The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.
• The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is
• The movement of a molecule doesn't affect its temperature

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Why are metals useful for making electrical wire?

• Metals do not bend.
• Metals hold much heat.
• Metals are insulators.
• Metals are conductors.

What is the water cycle?

• the 3 forms of water

• the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

• when water melts

• when clouds form

After the rain falls down onto Earth's surface, what most likely happens? What is it called?

• 1. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.

  2.Groundwater

• 1. Groundwater

  2. The remains of the water is soaked into the ground.

• 1. Groundwater

  2. Transpiration happens to the plants.

• 1. The liquid turns into an gas or an water vapor

  2. Evaporation