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Heat Transfer
Energy Transfer
Earth Systems
Topography and landforms
Scientific Inquiry
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What is the total energy of all the atoms that make up an object called?
Heat
100
What do waves do with energy?
Waves transfer or carry energy.
100
This sphere contains all the water in the planet including oceans, lakes and rivers.
What is the hydrosphere?
100
A hill is steep on a topographic map. How can you tell which will be the most steep side based on the contour lines?
Look for the side with the closest contour lines.
100
Describe how an inference is different than an observation.
An inference tries to explain something, while an observation is just a description using one's senses.
200
Heat transfer that can occur without a medium, such as waves through outer space is called:
radiation
200
Waves either move up and down and are called __________, or side to side and are called _________.
Transverse = up and down, Compressional = side to side.
200
What are four examples of things are part of the biosphere.
Answers vary but can include any living things.
200
This landform is characterized by high elevation, but low relief.
Plateau
200
"I saw an orange flame about 2 inches tall and then heard a popping noise." This is an example of
an observation
300
When warm air mixes with cold air then this type of heat transfer is occurring.
convection
300
What are the three main ways energy can be transfered.
moving objects, waves and heat flow
300
All rocks are part of this "sphere."
The lithosphere
300
A volcano has a relief of 300 meters, but only has an elevation of 100m. How might this be happening?
The base of the volcano might be underneath water and the elevation is just the measurement of the part above sea level.
300
When one makes an inference, he/she bases it on ____________ and __________________.
Observations and prior knowledge
400
Describe the flow/direction of heat if a snowball is placed in someone's hand.
Heat is being transfered from the warmer object (the hand) to the colder object (the snowball)
400
Sound waves are an example of this kind of wave.
compressional waves
400
What is one way that the hydrosphere is connected to the lithosphere?
The hydrosphere includes rivers that travel across the lithosphere and shape the land.
400
The point 0,0 is found at the intersection of these two lines on a globe.
The prime meridian and the equator
400
An experiment was conducted where different types of liquids were frozen and then the time was measured for each liquid to evaporate. What is the manipulated variable and why is it called the manipulated variable in this case?
The different types of liquid is the manipulated variable because all other parts of the experiment are controlled and stay the same during testing except for the type of liquid.
500
Think about when we put a flame under a water balloon in class. Describe the two types of heat transfer that were taking place.
Conduction as the rubber of the balloon transferred heat to the water by touching it and convection as the water inside heated up causing it to rise and mix with the rest of the water.
500
What is an example of an electromagnetic wave.
sunlight
500
Describe how the lithosphere is connected to the atmosphere.
Volcanoes are in the lithosphere and when they erupt, they bring gases up into the atmosphere.
500
The contour interval on a topographic map of a hill is 20 meters. The first contour line is labeled at sea level and the peak is located on the 7th contour line, what is the approximate elevation of the hill?
Each contour line shows a gain of 20 meters. Starting at 0 meters elevation on the outside, one would count up to 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, and finally 120 meters.
500
Different types of liquid are put into a balloon with a flame under it, and the time it takes each balloon to pop is measured. What is the responding variable in this experiment?
The responding variable is what changes as a result of the manipulated variable (different types of liquid) and is the time it takes each balloon to pop.