Energy in the Earth System

What causes convection currents to form in the oceans?

• surface winds

• The Coriolis Effect

• differences in water density

• continental deflection

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____________ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• temperature

____________ is the transfer of energy through direct contact.

• atmosphere

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

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________________ is the transfer of energy through currents.

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• surface currents

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Which of the following is an example of radiation?

• staying warm on a heating pad

• The sun heating up the inside of a car.

• heat rising from a chimney

• holding a hot cup of coffee

is all of the matter, energy, and processes within the Earth's boundary

• Earth System

• Animals

• People

• Planet

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A warm rock is in contact with the cooler ground. Which of the following will happen?

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will increase.

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will increase.

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will decrease.

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will decrease.

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• The Earth's core

• Volcanic activity

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Which process is responsible for the transfer of heat from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Evaporation

What is the role of greenhouse gases in the Earth's energy system?

• They absorb and re-radiate infrared radiation

• They reflect sunlight back into space

• They block ultraviolet radiation

• They cool the Earth's surface

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