Solar Energy on Earth

What is the distance in degrees north or south of the equator called?

• longitude

• latitude

• hemisphere

• radiation

Reorder the following from lowest specific heat to highest specific heat

• air

• sand/soil

• water

Albedo is the measure of the _?_ of a surface.

• absorption

• specific heat

• reflectivity

• thermal energy

Light colored surfaces have a ​ (a)   albedo and the surface is ​ (b)   reflective . Dark colored surfaces have a ​ (c)   albedo and the surface is ​​ (d)   reflective.​

• high
• low
• less
• more
• equal

Conduction is the transfer thermal energy between materials, but the particles must _?_.

• be in contact

• be in motion

• be a gas

• have a high specific heat

Which of the following is the only way thermal energy can travel from the Sun to the Earth?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Albedo

• Radiation

What is another word for thermal energy?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Solar energy ​ (a)   reach all parts of Earth's surface ​ (b)   . This causes the temperature to be ​ (c)   at the equator and ​ (d)   at the poles.

• does not
• evenly
• warmer
• cooler
• does
• unenvely
• similar

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What characteristics determine how an area absorbs and releases thermal energy?

• physical

• chemical

• molecular

• specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If a substance has a high specific heat, it will absorb and release thermal energy slowly.

• true

• false