Thermal Energy transfer

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster
• a gas contracts

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Thermal energy is...

• heat energy.
• the energy of motion
• energy of nuclear processes.
• an indication of physical change.

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What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?

• It increases
• It decreases 
• It doesn't change
• It cannot be determined

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Which of the following is not a form of heat transfer?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Insulation

• Radiation

Which of the following are examples of heat transfer through conduction? You may choose more than one.

• Using hand warmers to warm up your hands

• Hot air balloon rising

• Burning your hand on a curling iron

• Spoon getting hot while sitting in hot tea

Which of the following are examples of heat transfer through convection?

You may choose more than one.

• Hot air balloon rising

• The second floor of a house is warmer than the first floor

• Boiling water on the stove

• Sitting around a campfire and feeling the heat from the flames

Which of the following are examples of heat transfer through radiation? You may choose more than one.

• Feeling the heat from a candle

• The water at the top of the pool feels warmer than the deep end

• The sun warming the Earth

• A space heater warming the room

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection
• I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation