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Quiz - Topic 7, Lesson 1

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electromagnetic waves cannot travel through empty space.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Earth’s atmosphere is divided into layers based on *

a)

color

b)

radiation

c)

ultra violet

d)

temperature

3.

Most electromagnetic waves are absorbed before reaching the surface.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Without the ozone layer, too much ____________ radiation would reach Earth's surface.

a)

UV

b)

IR

c)

visible

d)

microwave

5.

The sky appears blue because gas molecules scatter ____________ wavelengths of visible light.

a)

shorter (blue)

b)

longer (red)

6.

What percentage of radiation is absorbed by the Earth's surface?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

75%

d)

10%

7.

What gases "enhance" the greenhouse effect?

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

methane

d)

carbon dioxide

8.

What would happen if some heat didn't escape into space?

a)

no effect

b)

the Earth would become much colder

c)

the Earth would become much warmer

9.

The faster the particles move, the __________ energy they have.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

no

10.

How are temperature and thermal energy different?

a)

they are not different

b)

temperature is the total energy of motion, thermal energy is the average energy of motion

c)

temperature is the average energy of motion, thermal energy is the total energy of motion

11.

Particles in solids do not move.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which has more thermal energy: a 1-kilogram block of ice or a 1-kilogram volume of water vapor?

a)

ice

b)

water vapor

13.

Heat always flows from a

a)

cooler object to a warmer object

b)

warmer object to a colder object

c)

object with less energy to an object with more energy

d)

object with more energy to an object with less energy

14.

Heat transfer through empty space.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

evaporation

15.

What is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid called?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

16.

Which method of heat transfer involves electromagnetic waves?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

17.

What is the transfer of heat between two substances in direct contact called?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Evaporation

18.

What is the transfer of heat between two substances in direct contact called?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Evaporation

19.

Which method of heat transfer involves the movement of particles in a fluid?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

20.

What type of energy transfer is described by electromagnetic waves?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

21.

This is a __________________ current.

a)

conduction current

b)

convection current

c)

electric current

d)

magnetic current

e)

radiation current

22.

Warm air

a)

expands and rises

b)

contracts and sinks

23.

Cold air

a)

expands and rises

b)

contracts and sinks