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WorksheetsEnergy Transfer in the Environment
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 24mins
All the energy in the world comes from the ________.
moon
ocean
sun
The transfer of energy through matter or space
as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light
and infrared waves is called
reflection
radiation
retraction
infrared
Warm air rises above cooler air. This is an example of:
conduction
radiation
condensation
convection
Which is not a form of radiation that comes from the Sun's energy
visible light
x-rays
ultraviolet light
infrared radiation
______________ is the transfer of energy by touching
Kinetic energy
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
In the lava lamp, the wax blobs went up, then back down. This was because of ______________.
conduction
convection
radiation
electricity
The transfer of energy through liquid or gas, usually in currents is
conduction
convection
radiation
absorption
The transfer of energy in electromagnetic waves or through space is
conduction
convection
absorption
radiation
Energy from the sun is _____.
absorbed by the earth and atmosphere
reflected by the earth and atmosphere
both absorbed and refleced by the earth and atmosphere
neither absorbed nor reflected by the earth and atmosphere
Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
water vapor
methane
heat is exchanged when water changes from one phase/form to another
radiation
latent heat
convection
conduction
When air is heated, its density ___________.
increases
decreases
remains the same
The diagram shows a refrigerator. The cooling unit is placed at the top. The cooling unit cools the air near it. What happens to the density of the air as it cools, and how does it move?
The density of air increases. It moves down.
The density of air increases. It moves up.
The density of air decreases. It moves down.
The density of air increases. It moves up.
Convection can take place in ____________.
solids only.
liquids only.
liquids and gases only.
solids, liquids and gases.
This picture is an example of ________.
Conduction
Convection
Mechanical wave
Radiation
This picture is an example of ________.
Conduction
Convection
Mechanical wave
Radiation
Convection is caused by __________.
Chemical composition
Thermal Conductivity
Density Differences
Melting Point
