U3M3L1: Solar Energy on Earth

Energy from the sun reaches Earth through ______, or the transfer or thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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What transfers thermal energy by radiation?

Mark all that apply.

• the sun

• fire

• ice

• all matter

Thermal energy always moves from areas of ________ temperature to areas of _______ temperature.

• high; low

• low; high

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Thermal energy in the form of radiation can travel through the vacuum of space.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The angle of incoming sunlight and the amount of solar energy transferred to various parts of the Earth from the sun depends largely on ________.

• longitude

• latitude

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Solar energy is more concentrated at Earth's _______, which results in higher temperatures and longer days.

• poles

• equator

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In the lab "Warm Up and Cool Down," we learned that ________ is quicker to both absorb and release heat because it has a "lower specific heat."

• sand

• water

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Specific heat is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1kg of a material by ______ degree(s) Celsius.

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 100

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In the lab "Hot Air," we learned that the air above the sand absorbed the thermal energy _________ than the air above the water due to the sand's lower specific heat.

• faster

• slower

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Air has a __________ specific heat that both water and land; this means that it absorbs and releases thermal energy _________ than both land and water.

• lower; faster

• higher; faster

• lower; slower

• higher; slower

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