SC PASS 6 Review

Heat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.

• conduction
• convection
• insulation
• radiation

On a hot summer day, which shirt would you put on to make sure you stay cool while you are outside playing?

• A black shirt because it reflects the sun's energy.
• A white shirt because it reflects the sun's energy.
• A black shirt because it absorbs the sun's energy.
• A white shirt because it absorbs the sun's energy.

A metal spoon placed in a bowl of hot soup is heated by _____.

• radiation
• conduction
• friction
• convection

This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

• Conduction.
• Convection.
• Radiation.

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

Air pressure is greatest:

• closer to Earth
• farther from Earth

This type of front happens when cold air pushes warm air upward and it can bring strong storms.

• cold
• warm
• stationary
• occluded

A severe storm that involves winds over 119 mph and forms over water is a _____.

• tornado
• thunderstorm
• hurricane
• blizzard