Sun and Earth's Energy Quiz

What is the layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity?

• Thermal Energy

• Hydropower

• Chemical Energy

• Atmosphere

What is the average weather patterns for a particular region called?

• Evaporation

• Photosynthesis

• Nuclear Energy

• Climate

What is the measure of the incoming energy Earth receives from the Sun and the amount that is emitted back into space called?

• Earth's Energy Budget

• Wind Energy

• Magnetic Energy

• Potential Energy

What is the ability of a system to do work called?

• Energy

• Light

• Kinetic Energy

• DYNAMITE

What is the change of a liquid to a vapor or gas called?

• Solar Energy

• Evaporation

• Carbon Dioxide

• Fusion and Fission

What is a renewable source of energy based on the natural movement of water called?

• Wind Energy

• Nuclear Energy

• Hydropower

• Chemical Energy

What is the chemical reaction during which plants convert radiant energy from the Sun to chemical energy called?

• Electrical Energy

• Magnetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Photosynthesis

What is the radiant light and heat from the Sun called?

• Light

• Nuclear Energy

• Carbon Dioxide

• Solar Energy

What is the energy from turbines that harness the movement of air and convert it to usable energy called?

• Kinetic Energy

• Wind Energy

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

What is the measure of the incoming energy Earth receives from the Sun and the amount that is emitted back into space called?

• Magnetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Earth's Energy Budget

• Light