Heat Transfer Quiz

Olivia feels the warmth of the sun on her face.

• radiation
• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

Lily noticed that when she heats a pot of water, the heat rises through the water.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

Isla is cooking dinner and places a pan on the stove. What type of heat transfer primarily occurs between the stove and the pan?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

Aria is using a heat lamp to keep her pet lizard warm. What type of heat transfer is primarily involved?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

David observed the movement of bubbles in a lava lamp at home. What type of heat transfer is primarily responsible for this movement?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

Priya noticed that her car parked in the sun gets very hot inside, even though the windows are closed. This is similar to Earth's natural heating process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb heat.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Greenhouse effect

____________ is caused by differences in air pressure from place to place.

• Climate

• Temperature

• Weather

• Wind

Differences in ____________ exist around the Earth because warm air RISES at the equator and cold air SINKS at the poles.

• Air Pressure
• Temperature

• Climate

• Sea breezes

Global winds that blow from WEST to east are called ____________.

• Jet streams

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade winds

Global winds that blow between the equator and the 30° latitudes are called ____________.

• Jet streams

• Polar easterlies

• Westerlies

• Trade winds