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Expansion and conduction – Did you know?

Expansion and conduction – Did you know?

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography, Biology, Physics

1st - 6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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Wayground Content

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The video explains how heat haze occurs when air near the ground heats up, expands, and rises. This process bends and distorts light rays, creating a shimmering effect known as heat haze.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a possible consequence of the air near the ground being warmer than the air above?

Decrease in air pressure

Formation of clouds

Creation of a heat haze

Increase in humidity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the air close to the ground when it heats up?

It contracts and falls

It remains static

It expands and rises

It cools down quickly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the rising warm air affect light rays?

It amplifies them

It bends and distorts them

It reflects them

It absorbs them

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What visual effect is created by the distortion of light rays due to warm air?

A heat haze

A mirage

A rainbow

A shadow

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a result of air expansion near the ground?

Rising of air

Shimmering effect

Cooling of air

Distortion of light

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