6.4 Energy CA 1 review

What useful resource mined from Virginia was created due to photosynthesis?

• coal

• asphalt

• sulfur

• atom

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The sun was vital to create fossil fuels because

• Intense pressure from the earth's mantle created useful fuel

• Fossils are formed from heat from the sun

• They are created from the remains of plants and animals

• oil and natural gas used solar energy, but not coal

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_____ energy is what solar energy is formed from.

• chemical

• radiant

• thermal

• nuclear

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What percentage of earth's energy budget is absorbed by the atmosphere?

• 3

• 30

• 6

• 16

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Energy absorbed by earth's atmosphere becomes

• motion

• radiated heat

• sunlight

• kinetic energy

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The combine amount of energy from the sun that strikes the earth is _____ when compared to the amount that exits the earth.

• half

• twice as much

• the same amount

• 4 times as much

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-4

Which surface would reflect the most radiation?

• a white tent

• a blue lake

• a green field

• a black road

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Which would absorb the most radiation?

• a sandy beach

• a field of purple flowers

• a white cloud

• a dark parking lot

Which item placed on the ground would transfer the least amount of energy to the ground?

• a bean

• a cantaloupe

• a potato

• a pumpkin

How is energy transformed into electricity when burning coal?

• radiant energy from the coal turns into thermal in the generator

• the coal's chemical energy goes into the generator to become electric energy

• Steam is created by water being placed over the coal's fire

• mechanical energy from the turbine becomes chemical energy in power lines

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