Unit 3 Pretest

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance is its:

• temperature

• heat

• thermal assessment

• kinetic energy

The picture shows what type of thermal energy transfer.

• convection

• conduction

• radiation      

• heat

At which temperature are the particles in a pencil moving the fastest?

• 50 °C

• 40 °C

• 30 °C

• 20 °C

Name the state of matter f or each picture.  

a

b

c

liquid

solid

gas

 Which is NOT a type of precipitation?

• rain

• snow

• erosion

• sleet  

Label the parts of the water cycle

a

b

c

d

Precipitation

Condensation

evaporation

Runoff

Water vapor is released by plants through their leaves. This process is called:

• transpiration

• respiration

• evaporation

• photosynthesis

What drives the movement of water in the water cycle?

• sunlight and gravity

• gravity and electricity

• sunlight and magnetism

• electricity and magnetism

Where is water stored?

• on Earth’s surface

• in the atmosphere

• underground

• all of the above

When Earth receives energy from the Sun, ____.

• some energy is reflected back into space

• some is absorbed by the atmosphere

• some is absorbed by land and water on Earth's surface

• all of the above