
U3M3L1: Solar Energy on Earth
Authored by Jeanné Gardner
Science
6th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Energy from the sun reaches Earth through ______, or the transfer or thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.
conduction
convection
radiation
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-3
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What transfers thermal energy by radiation?
Mark all that apply.
the sun
fire
ice
all matter
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Thermal energy always moves from areas of ________ temperature to areas of _______ temperature.
high; low
low; high
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Thermal energy in the form of radiation can travel through the vacuum of space.
TRUE
FALSE
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS4-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Solar energy is more concentrated at Earth's _______, which results in higher temperatures and longer days.
poles
equator
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
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