Atmospheric Energy and Wind

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?

• Coal
• Wind power
• Natural gas
• The sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is an example of convection?

• A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
• When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
• When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
• When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

• Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

• Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

• Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

• Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which electromagnetic waves have the highest energy and the shortest wavelengths?

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• x-ray

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which electromagnetic waves have the lowest energy and the longest wavelengths?

• microwaves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• radio

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which of the following is the best example of conduction?

• A light bulb warming a lampshade
• An egg cooking in a frying pan
• Water boiling in a pot
• Gases circulating in the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3