Energy transfer practice

_______ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• transportation

The sun is the main source of energy even though it travels _________ to reach earth.

• 300 million km

• 148 million km

• 148 million miles

• 300 million miles

Which light is the only one humans can see?

• invisible

• visible

• radiation

• thermal

What are the two forms of near visible radiation from the sun?

• infrared and infraviolet

• ultraviolet and infraviolet

• ultraviolet and infrared

• infraviolet and ultraed

Gases and particles absorb about ____% of the suns incoming solar radiation

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 50

Global warming is due to the ______________ effect.

• Hothouse

• Greenhouse

• Greenburg

• Bluehouse

he transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter is ______.

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• refrigeration

Oceans transfer water vapor and heat into the atmosphere through ___________.

• photosynthesis

• transpioration

• evaporation

• rain

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter is ________________.

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• transpiration

When temperature increases as altitude increase in the troposphere, it is called _________.

• temperature studies

• temperature lowering

• temperature reversal

• temperature inversion