Heat Transfer/Thermal Energy

Thermal Heat Transfer

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Multiple Choice

The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

• radiation
• conduction
• convection
• insulation

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Jordan places a hot spoon into a container of ice cream. How does this help him scoop  out the ice cream? 

• The coolness from the ice cream is conducted to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
• The coolness from the ice cream is radiated to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
• The warmth of the spoon is conducted to the ice cream  making it easier to scoop out.
• The warmth of the spoon is radiated  to the ice cream making it easier to scoop out.

Multiple Choice

Which describes what can happen as a result of radiation?

•  A piece of wood burns in a fire.
• A shirt is hot after having been  ironed.
• A can of soup is heated in a pot on a stove.
• A car’s inside temperature rises  to over 100 degrees on a sunny day.

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John put a heat pack on his cold feet. What will most likely be the result?

• The cold from John’s feet will  be radiated into  the heat pack.
• The warmth of the heat pack will be radiated  onto John’s feet.
• The cold from John’s feet will be conducted  into the heat pack.
• The warmth of the heat pack will be conducted  onto John’s feet.

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the process of convection?

• Convection is the primary way  heat travels  through rays.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through metals.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through appliances.
• Convection is the primary way heat travels  through liquids and gasses.

Multiple Choice

How is heat transferred when boiling a pot of water on the stove?

• conduction
• convection
• combustion
• radiation

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Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

• a furnace heating the air in a school
• an ice cube melting in a person’s hand
• a pot of water on a stove boiling
• the sun heating water in a swimming pool

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of CONVECTION

• When heat transfers through waves.
• When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
• a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
• Heat traveling from the sun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of convection?

• A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
• When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
• When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
• When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

Multiple Choice

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

Multiple Choice

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

Multiple Choice

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Multiple Choice

A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by

• Boiling
• Evaporation
• Conduction
• Radiation

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A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?

• Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.
• Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.
• Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.
• Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

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You are in the top bunk of a bunk bed and you want to turn down the air conditioner on while your friend on the bottom bunk is fine is caused by ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

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When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection