Earth Science - Energy Transfer

Question 1

Which method of energy transfer is responsible for energy being lost from Earth into space?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Question 2

Which surface temperature of which sample increased at the slowest rate when placed in the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Water

Question 3

Which type of electromagnetic energy has the shortest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

X-Rays

Question 4

Which graph represents the relationship between angle of insolation and intensity of insolation

Accepted Answer

B

Question 5

Changing the color of the roof of a house from light to dark would increase solar energy being.

Accepted Answer

D - Absorbed

Question 6

What material has the highest specific heat?

Accepted Answer

D - Water

Question 7

Which building material would provide the most energy absorbing exterior for a house?

Accepted Answer

B - Dark colored and rough textured

Question 8

The coldest climates on Earth are located near the poles because the polar regions

Accepted Answer

Receive mostly low-angle insolation

Question 9

Land surfaces of Earth heat more rapidly than water surfaces because

Accepted Answer

Land has a lower specific heat than water

Question 10

Most insolation striking a smooth, light colored, solid surface is

Accepted Answer

Reflected

Question 11

Which graph best represents duration of insolation during the year at the equator?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 12

What is the specific heat of granite?

Accepted Answer

0.79

Question 13

What is the primary method of heat transfer through solid rock during contact metamorphism?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Question 14

Which diagram represents visible light rays after striking a dark, rough surface?

Accepted Answer

C

Question 15

At which latitude and on which date does the surface of Earth receive the greatest insolation?

Accepted Answer

B - Equator on Sep 23

Question 16

On a summer day the surface of land is usually warmer than the surface of nearby water because

Accepted Answer

Water has a higher specific heat

Question 17

Which diagram has arrows that show the direction of airflow that occurs when the candle is lit?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 18

As air on the surface of Earth warms, the density of air will...

Accepted Answer

A - Decrease

Question 19

After the lamp is turned off, how will the cooling rates of soil and water compare

Accepted Answer

Soil will cool faster because it has a lower specific heat

Question 20

Most of the energy radiated by Earth's surface at night is in the form of...

Accepted Answer

A - Infrared Rays

Question 21

The primary method of heat transfer in the solid iron bar is?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Question 22

What part of the Sun's electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Radio Waves

Question 23

Which Earth surface would absorb the least EM energy from the sun?

Accepted Answer

C - Snow Covered Field

Question 24

The main method of heat transferring occurring within the water is called

Accepted Answer

Convection

Question 25

Five grams of each substance are placed in a beaker of boiling water. Which will heat fastest

Accepted Answer

Copper

Question 26

Most of the heat transferred to a barefoot student's skin by contact is by the process of

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Question 27

Which diagram shows water movement in a beaker due to different densities?

Accepted Answer

A

Question 28

During nighttime cooling, most of the energy radiated by Earth's oceans into space is

Accepted Answer

Infrared Rays

Question 29

When water vapor condenses, how much heat energy will be released into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

2260 joules/gram

Question 30

Which diagram represents the wavelength of infrared energy radiated by the roof on a summer day

Accepted Answer

D

Question 31

Which diagram represents the day on which the longest duration of insolation in NYS?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 32

During which process does heat transfer occur because of different densities?

Accepted Answer

B - Convection

Question 33

An object that is a good absorber of electromagnetic energy is most likely a good....

Accepted Answer

C - Radiator

Question 34

How much heat energy is released during the freezing of water?

Accepted Answer

334 J/g

Earth Science - Energy Transfer

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Earth Science - Energy Transfer

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