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- 1. Multiple Choice
The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere
heat
greenhouse gases
greenhouse effect
convection
- 2. Multiple Choice
Gases in the atmosphere that trap energy
greenhouse gases
natural gases
organic gases
radiation
- 3. Multiple Choice
How hot or cold something is
heat
temperature
greenhouse effect
convection
- 4. Multiple Choice
A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance
temperature
heat
conduction
convection
- 5. Multiple Choice
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance
Heat
Radiation
Convection
Temperature
- 6. Multiple Choice
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object
radiation
heat
temperature
thermal energy
- 7. Multiple Choice
The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object
heat
convection
conduction
radiation
- 8. Multiple Choice
The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another
heat
temperature
conduction
convection
- 9. Multiple Choice
The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid
heat
conduction
convection
radiation
- 10. Multiple Choice
The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from part of a fluid to another
heat
convection current
radiation
thermal energy transfer
- 11. Multiple Choice
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
heat
greenhouse effect
thermal energy
radiation
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