Thermal Energy Question
Review
Heat Transfers
Thermal Energy Review
If you walk barefoot on hot asphalt,
energy is transferred by which process?
A. convection
B. radiation
C. conduction
D. Reflection
Thermal Energy Review
In which atmospheric action can we see evidence of
conduction?
A. Radiation from the Sun heats the surface of the
Earth.
B. The surface of the Earth heats the air that contacts it.
C. Cold air pushes warm air upward creating a current.
D. Air increases in density and sinks back towards the
Earth.
Thermal Energy Review
What is happening at point C in
the diagram?
A. The sun warms Earth’s surface
through radiation.
B. The ground warms the
atmosphere through conduction.
C. The air warms the ground
through convection.
D. Heat moves through the air due
to convection.
Thermal Energy Review
Which statement best describes how energy transfer within
earth’s atmosphere can affect a weather condition?
A. During radiation, objects directly transfer heat to each other
which affects the air temperature.
B. During radiation, electromagnetic waves transfer heat and light
energy which affects the air temperature.
C. During convection, objects directly transfer heat to each other
which affects the amount of precipitation.
D. During convection, electromagnetic waves transfer heat and
light energy which affects the amount of precipitation.
Thermal Energy Review
Identify and label the
way in which heat is
being transferred in the
picture.
A.Radiation
B. Conduction
C. Convection