Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere

Which of the following is an example of convection currents in the atmosphere?

• Heat from a stove warming a pot

• Warm air rising and cool air sinking

• Sunlight warming the ground

• Heat traveling through a metal rod

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Which process involves the movement of heat through fluids like air and water?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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What type of heat transfer occurs when the Sun's energy reaches Earth?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Absorption

Which of the following best describes the greenhouse effect?

• The trapping of heat by gases in Earth's atmosphere

• The reflection of sunlight by clouds

• The cooling of Earth's surface at night

• The absorption of heat by oceans

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Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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While drinking a cup of hot chocolate, on a cold winter night, you know that the hot liquid is transferring energy into the surrounding air. The heated air over the cup of hot chocolate expands and rises, as steam, and is replaced by cooler, denser air. This method of energy transfer is -

• CONDENSATION

• CONVECTION

• CONDUCTION

• RADIATION

What happens to air as it is heated in the atmosphere?

• It contracts

• It becomes denser

• It expands

• It solidifies

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Reflection

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Which of the following best describes radiation?

• Transfer of heat through a solid

• Transfer of heat through a fluid

• Transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves

• Transfer of heat through sound waves

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Which of the following processes is responsible for the warming of Earth's surface?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Evaporation