Heat & Energy Quiz

Building A is lined with insulation. building B is not insulated. Which statement is true in winter?

• Heat moves more easily out of Building B.
• Heat stays longer in Building B.
• Building A is warmer than Building B.
• Building A is colder than Building B.

Which object shows heat energy being given off?

• fireplace
• thermometer
• ice
• sound

Tiana’s dad takes a pot of soup off the stove. How does the heat in the soup move as the soup gets cold?

• Heat moves from the soup to the air through radiation.
• Heat moves from the soup to the air through convection.
• Particles in the soup move faster as the soup cools.
• Heat stops moving when the pot is taken off the stove.

As an ice cube melts, the particles in the ice cube

• move slower and slower.
• move at the same speed.
• gain thermal energy.

Which material heats up the MOST when the sun shines on it?

• a black rock
• a white flag
• snow

Which provides the LEAST insulation?

• an aluminum pan
• a clay pot
• a glass pan
• a wooden spoon

Which kind of energy is produced by a toaster?

• friction
• thermal energy

The energy of moving particles in matter is called

• friction
• thermal energy
• solar energy
• temperature

Picture a lizard sitting on a rock. How is heat being transferred from the SUN to the lizard?

• radiation
• thermal energy
• convection
• conduction

Suppose the outside temperature increases to 90 degrees F. What will happen to the liquid in the thermometer?

• It will rise in the tube.
• It will take up less space in the tube.