Topic 5 Energy: Earth Science Regents Review

What is the primary method of heat transfer through solid rock during contact metamorphism?

• advection

• convection

• absorption

• conduction

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When visible light strikes a snow-covered, flat field at a low angle, most of the energy will be...

• absorbed by the snow

• refracted by the snow

• reflected by the snow

• radiated by the snow

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When water vapor condenses, how much heat energy will be released into the atmosphere?

• 2260 joules/gram

• 334 joules/gram

• 4.18 joules/gram

• 2.11 joules/gram

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Which type of surface absorbs the greatest amount of electromagnetic energy from the Sun?

• smooth, shiny, and light colored

• smooth, shiny, and dark colored

• rough, dull, and light colored

• rough, dull, and dark colored

The diagram to the left represents energy being absorbed and reradiated by the Earth.

Which type of energy is represented by the radiation at B?

• insolation

• visible light

• ultraviolet rays

• infrared energy

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The diagram to the left shows a solid iron bar that is being heated in a flame.

The primary method of heat transfer in the solid iron bar is...

• convection

• conduction

• absorption

• absorption

The intensity of insolation at solar noon from November 1 to February 1 in New York State will...

• decrease, only

• increase, only

• decrease, then increase

• increase, then decrease

The diagram to the left represents the circulation of air above Earth's surface at a coastal location during the day and at night.

This local air movement is best described as an example of...

• conduction between Earth's surface and the atmosphere above it

• condensation of water vapor during the day, and evaporation of water during the night

• convection resulting from temperature and pressure differences above land and water

• greater radiation from the warmer ocean during the day and from the warmer land at night

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An increase in which gas would cause the most greenhouse warming of Earth’s atmosphere?

A) nitrogen B) oxygen C) carbon dioxide D) hydrogen

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Base your answer to the following question on the diagram to the left, which represents the greenhouse effect in which heat energy is trapped in Earth's atmosphere.

The Earth surface that best absorbs short-wave solar radiation has which characteristics?

• black and rough

• black and smooth

• white and rough

• white and smooth