WorksheetsWater Cycle: Heat Transfer & Gravity
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which has more gravity?
a)
Earth's geosphere (all the rock)
b)
Earth's hydrosphere (all the water)
c)
Earth's atmosphere (all the air)
d)
Earth's biosphere (all living things)
2.
Precipitation (rain, snow) falls to Earth's surface due to . . . .
a)
gravity
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
3.
Groundwater infiltrates and percolates deeper and deeper into the Earth due to . . . .
a)
gravity
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
4.
Runoff flows downhill into streams, lakes, and eventually the ocean due to . . . .
a)
gravity
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
radiation
5.
The amount of energy in a material is measured by how fast its molecules are vibrating. This is called . . . .
a)
heat
b)
cold
c)
gravity
d)
mass
6.
If a material's molecules are tightly packed, so that it has more of them in a given space, this material is more . . . .
a)
dense
b)
hot
c)
cold
d)
gravity
7.
Heat always transfer from . . . .
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
any direction
d)
down to up
8.
Heat moving through a solid material, or between materials, by touch is called . . . .
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
gravity
9.
Heat moving through a fluid, such as a gas or liquid is called . . . .
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
gravity
10.
Heat moving through any space (without touch or fluid movement) is called . . . .
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
gravity
11.
The atmosphere, the ground, and also bodies of water are all heated by the Sun's energy. How does this energy reach Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
gravity
12.
Heat traveling through rock can heat groundwater. This type of transfer is . . . .
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
gravity
13.
Warm, less dense air (including vapor) rises in the atmosphere. Cool, more dense air (including vapor) sinks. This transfer is . . . .
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
gravity
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