Heat Transfer

When energy from the Sun heats Earth's land and oceans, what is the most likely result?

• The oceans will store heat, and the land will not.

• The oceans will store more heat than the land.

• The oceans will store less heat than the land.

• The oceans will store the same amount of heat as the land.

What causes wind?

• the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

• salt levels in the ocean water

• condensation in the atmosphere

• differences in elevation

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What would most likely occur if the Sun did not heat Earth?

• There would be the same amount of weather.

• There would be more severe weather.

• There would be no weather.

• There would be slightly less weather.

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A sea breeze is created when hot air rises and cooled air sinks. What type of heat transfer is this?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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The fact that, in general, liquids and gases expand when heated gives rise to

• convection currents in fluids because of changing masses.

• convection currents in fluids because of changing densities.

• convection currents in fluids because of heat transfer by conduction.

• convection currents in fluids because of constant temperatures.

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Different areas of Earth’s oceans receive different amounts of energy in the form of heat, resulting in ocean currents and weather patterns. What is the main source of this energy?

• kinetic energy from tides

• kinetic energy from ocean currents

• energy transfer within Earth’s crust

• electromagnetic radiation from the sun

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Conduction happens as energy flows from a warmer object to a cooler object. Which of the following is an example of conduction?

• electromagnetic radiation transfers energy from the sun to Earth

• warmer air is pushed upward and out of the way by cooler air

• cooler air molecules come in contact with warm ground, causing energy to be passed to the air

• dense water sinks to the ocean floor and less dense water moves to the ocean surface

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When the Sun heats one region in an ocean, the movement of the water in the ocean circulates the heat. What is the name of this phenomenon?

• absorption

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

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When a landform, such as a mountain, is heated by the Sun, the heat spreads through the rock. The molecules of the rock heat up and move faster. They collide with neighboring molecules of rock, transferring heat energy to them. What is the name of this phenomenon?

• convection

• condensation

• carbonization

• conduction

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A warm rock is in contact with the cooler ground. Which of the following will happen?

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will increase

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will increase

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will decrease

• Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will decrease

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