WorksheetsWeather & Water: Investigation 3 Practice
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which image shows what a convection current could look like?
Hot water is ______________ cold water.
less dense than
more dense than
the same density as
What is one way to change the density of a liquid?
change the color of the liquid
add more liquid
change the temperature of the liquid.
The heat source for our planet is _________.
wind
carbon
the sun
nitrogen
What happens as the candle heats up the smoke?
The smoky air heats up and rises, becoming less dense.
The smoky air extinguishes the flame on the candle.
All the smoky air disappears through the holes on top.
The smoky air becomes colder and more dense.
In this vial, what color liquid likely has the greatest density?
Blue
Red
Purple
Green
Picture yourself sitting on a beach on a hot summer day. The temperature of the air above the sand is about 12°C warmer than the air above the ocean water.
True or false: The air above the water is denser than the air above the sand.
True
False
Picture yourself sitting on a beach on a hot summer day. The temperature of the air above the sand is about 12°C warmer than the air above the ocean water.
True or false: The air particles above the water have more kinetic energy than the air particles above the sand.
True
False
Picture yourself sitting on a beach on a hot summer day. The temperature of the air above the sand is about 12°C warmer than the air above the ocean water.
True or false: The breeze will blow from the higher-pressure area over the water to the lower-pressure area on the sand.
True
False
Calculate the density of a liquid with a volume of 100mL and a mass of 175 grams.
1.75 g/mL
1.25 g/mL
1 g/mL
1.08 g/mL
What unit is used to measure mass?
grams (g)
milliliters (mL)
Helium balloons rise on Earth because _______.
________ is the transfer of energy (by currents) from one place to another in a fluid.
Convection
Atmosphere
Conduction
Thermal energy
When thermal energy is added to a fluid, the particles move ________.
faster
slower
Air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure until __________.
the pressures are equal
the pressure reaches 1,000 mb
all the air has moved
As you increase in elevation in the troposphere, the temperature ________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
In the convection chamber demonstration, ice represents __________.
the colder temperatures as you increase in elevation in the atmosphere
the Arctic and Antarctic poles
the sun as a heat source
In the convection chamber demonstration, the lit candle represents ___________.
a cooler, more dense mass of air.
a volcano below sea level.
a hot spot on Earth warmed by the sun.
