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WorksheetsHeat Transfer and Spheres Review 2022
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
When air is heated, what happens to it? (2 answers)
It contracts and sinks
It expands and rises
It forms high pressure
It forms low pressure
Look at the picture. Where is the low pressure?
Over the land
Over the sea
Under the sea
Under the land
At night, the air is usually cooler than it is during the day. Which term is best defined as a measure of how hot or cold something is?
heat
temperature
kinetic energy
thermal energy
Different areas of Earth’s oceans receive different amounts of energy in the form of heat. What is the main source of this energy?
kinetic energy from tides
kinetic energy from ocean currents
energy transfer within Earth’s crust
electromagnetic radiation from the sun
Conduction happens as energy flows from a warmer object to a cooler object. When will the flow of energy stop?
when the two objects are both warm
when the warmer object reaches its freezing point
when the two objects have the same temperature
when the warmer object no longer has thermal energy
All the liquid water on Earth comprises the
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
DEAD living things are part of the
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
Select all the things that belong to the CRYOSPHERE
rain
snow
permafrost
icebergs
glaciers
Why does sand heat up faster than water in the day and cool down faster than water at night?
sand has a higher specific heat than water
water has a higher specific heat than sand
Which cools down faster at night - sand or water?
sand
water
it depends on the season
it depends on the country
All the gases surrounding Earth comprise the
atmosphere
biosphere
cryosphere
geosphere
hydrosphere
Which process is occurring INSIDE the pot?
radiation
conduction
convection
antidesestablishmentarianism
