Energy and Heat Transfer and Water Cycle Terms

What is conduction?

• The transfer of heat through a fluid

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of heat through direct contact

• The transfer of heat through a vacuum

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Convection is a process of:

• heat transfer through direct contact

• heat transfer through fluid motion

• heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

• heat transfer through solid materials

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Radiation is:

• a form of energy emitted by certain materials

• a type of sound wave

• a chemical reaction

• a form of matter

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What is heat transfer?

• The movement of particles in a solid

• The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

• The conversion of mass into energy

• The process of photosynthesis

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What is a convection current?

• A type of heat transfer involving the movement of fluids

• A type of electrical current

• A type of magnetic field

• A type of sound wave

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Evaporation is:

• the process of turning from liquid into vapor

• the process of turning from solid into liquid

• the process of turning from gas into liquid

• the process of turning from solid into gas

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Condensation is the process of:

• evaporation of water into vapor

• conversion of vapor into liquid

• sublimation of ice into vapor

• freezing of water into ice

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The hydrologic cycle is:

• the process of water movement through the Earth and atmosphere

• a type of water sport

• a method of water purification

• a cycle of ocean currents

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An air mass is a large body of air that has uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure. What is an air mass?

• A small body of water with varying temperature

• A large body of air with uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure

• A type of cloud formation

• A weather phenomenon that causes rain

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What is air pressure?

• The force exerted by the weight of air on a surface

• The speed of wind in the atmosphere

• The temperature of the air

• The humidity level in the atmosphere

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