Science Quiz

What is a convection current?

• The movement of fluid caused by differences in temperature

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

• The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching

• A type of electrical current used in heating

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Do hurricanes usually form over warm or cool water?

• Warm water

• Cool water

• Ice

• It does not matter

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What is energy?

• The capacity to do work

• A unit of power

• A type of particle

• A measurement of heat

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What are three factors that affect a river's flow?

• Temperature, precipitation, and riverbed slope

• Fish population, water temperature, and dam construction

• Precipitation, evaporation, and human activities

• Riverbed slope, precipitation, and human activities

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What is the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy?

• Potential energy is stored energy while kinetic energy is the energy of motion

• There is no difference; they are the same

• Kinetic energy is stored energy while potential energy is the energy of motion

• Potential energy can only be found in springs

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What is convection?

• The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion.

• The process of removing heat from an object.

• The conversion of a solid directly to a gas.

• The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

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What is wind?

• The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• A type of precipitation

• The process by which water evaporates into the atmosphere

• A measure of atmospheric moisture

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What is the Coriolis Effect?

• A force that acts on objects moving within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame

• The bending of light as it passes near a massive object

• A phenomenon where water spirals down a drain in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres

• The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents

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What are ocean currents?

• Movements of seawater caused by various factors including wind, temperature, and salinity differences

• Large bodies of still water found in ocean basins

• Waves generated by the moon's gravitational pull

• Underwater geographical features like trenches and mountains

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What is density?

• The mass of an object divided by its volume

• The volume of an object divided by its mass

• The amount of space an object occupies

• The weight of an object