Topic 5 Earth Science Review

Question 1

The surface of land is usually warmer than the surface of a nearby body of water because the water

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has a higher specific heat

Question 2

The surface temperature of which sample increase at the slowest rate?

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water

Question 3

Which type of surface will absorb radiation the best?

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Rough and Dark

Question 4

Which color of the visible spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

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Violet

Question 5

How many Joules are required to evaporate 1 gram of boiling water?

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2260

Question 6

The bending of electromagnetic radiation is called.....

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Refraction

Question 7

The energy transfer that involves density changes within a fluid is called......

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Convection

Question 8

Which is the major source of energy for most Earth processes?

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The Sun

Question 9

During which phase change will the greatest amount of energy be absorbed by 1 gram of water?

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Evaporation

Question 10

Energy transfer due to objects that come in contact with each other is called.....

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Conduction

Question 11

List the forms of electromagnetic energy in order from longest to shortest wavelengths?

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radio waves, infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays

Question 12

By which process does starlight travel through space ?

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Radiation

Question 13

What is the basic difference between ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation?

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Wavelength

Question 14

Energy always flows from.....

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Source to Sink

Question 15

Which process produces the energy that allows the stars of the universe to radiate visible light?

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Fusion

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