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Worksheetsheat, water cycle, & atmosphere
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
2.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels from one solid to another solid.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
thermal energy
d)
conduction
3.
The way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
temperature
4.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
5.
When things are hot molecules are moving...
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
c)
They are not moving
d)
They are moving by not fast or slow
6.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
7.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
8.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
9.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
10.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
11.
Radiation is transferred by ____
a)
flow of energy
b)
touch
c)
rays and waves
d)
winds
12.
Temperature in the stratosphere warms as altitude increases.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Temperature decreases as altitude increases in the Thermosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere,
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
16.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
17.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
18.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
19.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
A toaster toasting bread is an example of
a)
condensation
b)
conductio
c)
convection
d)
radiation
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