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Which of the following is required for conduction to happen between two parts of Earth's geosphere?
a) There must be contact between the two parts
b) The two parts must have the same temperature
c) The two parts must both be either liquids or gases
d) There must be either a gas or a liquid circulating or flowing
Radiation from the sun is absorbed at different rates by air, land and water. How does land and water heat up differently?
a) Water heats and cools faster than land
b) Land heats and cools faster than water
c) Land heats faster but water cools faster
d) Water heats faster but land cools faster
When energy from the sun hits the air above land, the air warms and rises. Along a coastline, cooler air above the ocean flows toward the land to replace this rising air. Which of the following is this process called?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Expansion
d) Radiation
The movement of air due to differences in air pressure is?
a) Ocean Current
b) Front
c) Wind
d) Humidity
Global winds are giant convection cycles that carry large volumes of air from one area of the world to another. What causes these large convection cycles of air?
a) the gravity of the sun
b) the greenhouse effect
c) the uneven heating of Earth's surface
d) the changes in the ozone layer
The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves of 2 materials that do not touch.
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Expansion
d) Radiation
What is the transfer of energy between two materials that touch?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Expansion
d) Radiation
What is the main source of energy for the water cycle?
a) animals
b) coal
c) plants
d) sun
Which process can result when liquid water absorbs energy?
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) freezing
d) precipitation
Land and water absorb and release the sun’s heat in different ways. One result of this is a sea breeze. Which statement is true of sea breezes?
a) They originate in the day and blow toward the land.
b) They originate in the day and blow toward the water.
c) They originate in the evening and blow toward the land.
d) They originate in the evening and blow toward the water.
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