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Heat Transfer and Spheres Review 2022

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When air is heated, what happens to it? (2 answers)

a)

It contracts and sinks

b)

It expands and rises

c)

It forms high pressure

d)

It forms low pressure

2.

Look at the picture. Where is the low pressure?

a)

Over the land

b)

Over the sea

c)

Under the sea

d)

Under the land

3.

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?

a)

heat

b)

temperature

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

4.

Different areas of Earth’s oceans receive different amounts of energy in the form of heat. What is the main source of this energy?

a)

kinetic energy from tides

b)

kinetic energy from ocean currents

c)

energy transfer within Earth’s crust

d)

electromagnetic radiation from the sun

5.

Conduction happens as energy flows from a warmer object to a cooler object. When will the flow of energy stop?

a)

when the two objects are both warm

b)

when the warmer object reaches its freezing point

c)

when the two objects have the same temperature

d)

when the warmer object no longer has thermal energy

6.

All the liquid water on Earth comprises the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

geosphere

e)

hydrosphere

7.

DEAD living things are part of the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

geosphere

e)

hydrosphere

8.

Select all the things that belong to the CRYOSPHERE

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

permafrost

d)

icebergs

e)

glaciers

9.

Why does sand heat up faster than water in the day and cool down faster than water at night?

a)

sand has a higher specific heat than water

b)

water has a higher specific heat than sand

10.

Which cools down faster at night - sand or water?

a)

sand

b)

water

c)

it depends on the season

d)

it depends on the country

11.

All the gases surrounding Earth comprise the

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

cryosphere

d)

geosphere

e)

hydrosphere

12.

Which process is occurring INSIDE the pot?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

antidesestablishmentarianism