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Energy Transfer in the Environment

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All the energy in the world comes from the ________.

a)

moon

b)

ocean

c)

sun

2.

The transfer of energy through matter or space

as electromagnetic waves, such as visible light

and infrared waves is called

a)

reflection

b)

radiation

c)

retraction

d)

infrared

3.

Warm air rises above cooler air. This is an example of:

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

condensation

d)

convection

4.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
5.

Which is not a form of radiation that comes from the Sun's energy

a)

visible light

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

infrared radiation

6.

______________ is the transfer of energy by touching

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

7.

In the lava lamp, the wax blobs went up, then back down. This was because of ______________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

electricity

8.

The transfer of energy through liquid or gas, usually in currents is

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

absorption

9.

The transfer of energy in electromagnetic waves or through space is

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

absorption

d)

radiation

10.

Energy from the sun is _____.

a)

absorbed by the earth and atmosphere

b)

reflected by the earth and atmosphere

c)

both absorbed and refleced by the earth and atmosphere

d)

neither absorbed nor reflected by the earth and atmosphere

11.

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water vapor

d)

methane

12.

heat is exchanged when water changes from one phase/form to another

a)

radiation

b)

latent heat

c)

convection

d)

conduction

13.

When air is heated, its density ___________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

14.

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?

a)

The density of air increases. It moves down.

b)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

c)

The density of air decreases. It moves down.

d)

The density of air increases. It moves up.

15.

Convection can take place in ____________.

a)

solids only.

b)

liquids only.

c)

liquids and gases only.

d)

solids, liquids and gases.

16.

This picture is an example of ________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Radiation

17.

This picture is an example of ________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Radiation

18.

Convection is caused by __________.

a)

Chemical composition

b)

Thermal Conductivity

c)

Density Differences

d)

Melting Point