A cup of water is left out overnight. In the morning, how will the temperature of the water compare to the temperature of the air in the room?

The water and the air will be the same temperature.

The air will be warmer than the water.

The water will be warmer than the air.

There is no way to guess which will be warmer.

Which of the following is an example of heat being transferred by radiation?

a fire warming a group of campers

an electric heater warming a room

What causes liquid water to freeze?

when heat from the water is transferred to something else

when cold from the water is transferred to something else

when heat from something else is transferred to the water

when cold from something else is transferred to the water

Which of the following is an example of convection?

hot air rising and cooler air falling

the rays of the Sun warming the earth

a hot oven warming the air around it

a hot object transferring heat to a cooler one

Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?

a slice of bacon frying in a pan

What conditions are necessary for heat conduction to occur between two objects?

Two objects at different temperatures are touching one another.

The objects must be surrounded by air or water.

Two objects at different temperatures are located close to one another.

One object must emit energy as light and heat and another object absorbs the energy.

Which is an example of conduction?

A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.

Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.

The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.

Jill notices that her skin gets burned when she sits out in the sun. What best explains why this happens?

The heat from the sun is radiating down to Earth’s surface.

The soil is convecting heat into the air.

The heat from the sun is being conducted to the Earth.

5.P.3.1 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which is the best
example of heat transfer
through radiation?

heating soup in a pot on the stove

standing by a campfire to get warm on a chilly night

burning your hand when touching a hot pan on the stove

not getting burned when touching a wooden spoon that has been in a hot pan

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes
the flow of heat?

from a larger object to a smaller object until the energy is gone

from a warmer object to a cooler object until the energy is gone

from a warmer object to a cooler object until the heat has balanced

from a cooler object to a warmer object until the heat has balanced

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which shows an example of
convection?

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

Ben holds the end of a metal rod in fire to cook hot dogs.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the
best example
of conduction?

boiling a pot of water

feeling heat from a fireplace

a hot air balloon rising and falling

touching a hot handle and getting burned

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the
best example of
convection?

a camp fire

a light bulb

a hot air balloon

a microwave oven

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A boy touches a
stove and gets burned.
What transfer of heat caused his hand to get burned?

conduction

convection

radiation

combustion

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best explains
how ice melts in
a person’s hand?

The heat from a person’s hand transfers by radiation to the ice, causing it to melt.

The heat from a person’s hand transfers by conduction to the ice, causing it to melt.

The cool temperature of the ice transfers by radiation to a person’s hand, cooling it off.

The cool temperature of the ice transfers by conduction to a person’s hand, cooling it off.

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5.P.3.1 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation