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WorksheetsSOLAR ON EARTH REVIEW
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What heats faster, land or water?
Land
Water
What heats faster: air, land or water?
Land
Water
Air
What does most sunlight do when it reaches earth?
Gets absorbed by the surface
Gets reflected by the surface
Gets absorbed by the air
Gets reflected by the air
The area of Earth that receives the most solar radiation is the equator. Why?
Sunlight reflects off water more powerfully at the equator.
Near the equator, sunlight strikes Earth's surface at a low angle.
In latitudes near the equator, sunlight strikes Earth's Surface at a nearly 90 degree angle year round.
Which material absorbs the most solar radiation?
Blacktop on a playground
Water
Wood
Sand
The higher the specific heat of a material, the more energy is needed to change the temperature.
True
False
At latitudes near the North Pole and South Pole, sunlight strikes Earth's surface at a low angle. This causes which effect?
The poles receive more energy than anywhere else on Earth.
There is more sunlight per unit of surface area.
Santa must use lights all day and night in the North Pole from June to September.
The poles receive very little energy per unit of surface area.
When Earth receives energy from the Sun, some energy is not reflected back into space.
True
False
When Earth receives energy from the Sun, the energy is spread evenly over Earth.
True
False
Radiation
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temp of 1 kg of material 1 degree Celsius.
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles. (Transfer of energy through direct contact)
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
Latitude
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temp of 1 kg of material 1 degree Celsius.
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles. (Transfer of energy through direct contact)
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
Specific Heat
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temp of 1 kg of material 1 degree Celsius.
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles. (Transfer of energy through direct contact)
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
Conduction
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
The amount of thermal energy required to increase the temp of 1 kg of material 1 degree Celsius.
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles. (Transfer of energy through direct contact)
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
Which is a factor that affects the rate at which thermal energy is absorbed on Earth?
Latitude
Equator
Condensation
