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Study Guide: Key Concepts of Heat Transfer and Earth's Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When ground heat transfers directly to touching air, this is an example of __________.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

evaporation

d)

convection

2.

Infrared wavelengths are _______ wavelengths that are longer than _______.

a)

longer, visible light

b)

shorter, ultraviolet light

c)

shorter, radio waves

d)

longer, gamma rays

3.

Observing how minerals reflect light is known as ________________.

a)

luster

b)

hardness

c)

streak

d)

cleavage

4.

Energy travels to Earth in the form of ________ radiation.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

chemical

d)

thermal

5.

Visible light contains the colors of the _______, represented by R-O-Y-G-B-I-V.

a)

rainbow (or spectrum)

b)

moon

c)

ocean

d)

mountain

6.

__________ occurs when energy transfers through direct contact between particles.

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Convection

7.

Warm air rises because it is __________ and __________ dense than cooler air.

a)

warmer, less

b)

colder, more

c)

warmer, more

d)

colder, less

8.

The temperature scale with a freezing point of 0° is the __________ scale.

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Kelvin

d)

Rankine

9.

A small amount of energy arrives as ________ radiation.

a)

ultraviolet

b)

infrared

c)

microwave

d)

gamma

10.

Heat transfer through __________ waves is called radiation.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

sound

d)

gravitational

11.

What are the three main rock types?

a)

igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic

b)

igneous, volcanic, crystalline

c)

sedimentary, fossil, organic

d)

metamorphic, mineral, clay

12.

In convection, warm air __________ because it becomes __________ and less dense.

a)

rises, warmer

b)

sinks, cooler

c)

rises, cooler

d)

sinks, warmer

13.

What Earth system deals with the solid nonliving material on the Earth, such as the layers, rocks, minerals, etc.?

a)

geosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

14.

Which layer of the Earth is the main heat source for molten material? ______________

a)

core

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

lithosphere

15.

A ranking of minerals from softest to hardest is known as ________________.

a)

Mohs hardness scale

b)

Richter scale

c)

Beaufort scale

d)

Fahrenheit scale

16.

The color of a mineral's powder is known as ___________________.

a)

streak

b)

luster

c)

cleavage

d)

hardness

17.

What Earth system deals with the water on the planet?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

biosphere

18.

What Earth system deals with all the living organisms on the planet?

a)

biosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

hydrosphere

19.

The primary source of energy transfer to Earth is through _______ radiation.

a)

solar

b)

nuclear

c)

geothermal

d)

tidal

20.

Infrared radiation is _______ as heat.

a)

felt

b)

seen

c)

heard

d)

tasted