Lessons

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• Insolation 

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The kinds of data that reflect climate are different from the conditions described in weather data. Which of the following is a description of climate?

• Today it is hot and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona.

• Summers are usually mild in Lansing, Michigan.

• Last week it rained every day in San Antonio, Texas.

• Yesterday was cold and windy in Anchorage, Alaska.

Which statement best describes the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is the conditions when you look outside while climate is the conditions you can expect for the next 6 months.

• Climate is the current condition outside while weather is what you can expect for the next 6 months.

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Hot air rises because...

• it is less dense

• it is heavier

• it is more dense

• it contains Helium

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In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

• Hotter to colder

• Colder to hotter

• Hotter to hotter

• Colder to colder

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What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

• When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

• When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

The air at the Earth’s surface is primarily heated by the transfer of thermal energy from the ground below it

• True

• False

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As you hold pieces of ice, they begin to melt from the warmth of you hand on them. This is because of

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

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When the mass of Earth is pulled by the moon this is formed on Earth's crust?

• Tidal Range

• Tidal Wave

• Tsunami

• Tidal Bulge

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Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

• Melting of ice

• Rusting of iron

• Boiling of water

• Breaking of glass

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