Unit 2: Interaction of Spheres Practice Test

The process in which heat flows from objects with higher temperature to objects with lower temperature by direct contact is?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• All of these

UV rays and microwaves are examples of what type of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• None of these

Sea breezes and land breezes are examples of what kind of heat transfer method?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• None of these

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Which of the following would NOT be considered an insulator?

• Plastic

• Rubber

• Glass

• Wood

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When referring to fluid movement, warmer gases and water tend to be...

• Less dense and rise up

• More dense and rise up

• Less dense and sink

• More dense and sink

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When referring to fluid movement, colder gases and water tend to be...

• Less dense and rise up

• More dense and rise up

• Less dense and sink

• More dense and sink

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Why are do coastal areas tend to be warmer than more inland areas?

• 1. Cold ocean waters cool the air above them, the cool air flows over coastal areas, but cannot reach the areas inland.

• Warm ocean waters heat the air above them, the warm air flows over coastal areas, but cannot reach areas inland.

• 1. Cold ocean currents only flow east to west and cannot reach inland areas.

• 1. Warm ocean currents only flow east to west and cannot reach inland areas.

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Which would best explain why the climate in Florida is humid and hot in the summer and mild and cool in the winter?

• Florida had a hurricane in September and will most likely have another hurricane next year

• It rained 7 times in one week last summer

• Florida had a record high temperature this year

• Florida has shown long patterns of hot/humid summers and mild/cool winters

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The transfer of energy as heat occurs all around us. When a warmer stream flows into a cooler lake, which of the following happens? 

• 1. The lake water absorbs cold from the stream water.

• 1. The lake water transfers heat to the stream water.

• 1. The stream water absorbs cold from the lake water.

• 1. The stream water transfers heat to the lake water.

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You put a piece of ice into a warm cup of water. What will happen to the water?

• Heat will flow from the water to the ice cube

• Heat will flow from the ice cube to the water

• Cold will flow from the water to the ice cube

• Cold will flow from the ice cube to the water

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