Heat Energy Practice Test

A material that does not allow heat to pass through easily is a(n) _______________. 

• Friction
• Conductor
• Insulator
• Magnet

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

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

A metal spoon is placed in a pan of hot water. What will happen?

• Heat will move from the spoon to the water.
• Heat will move from the water to the spoon.
• The temperature of the water will increase over time.
• Nothing 

Which of these has the slowest moving particles

• Ice
• Lava
• Gas
• Boiling water

If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

• one reaches a temperature of zero
• they both have an equal temperature
• one runs out of energy

heat energy traveling through space is an example of _____

• convection
• density
• radiation
• conduction

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

You're holding hands with your best friend.  Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold.  After a few minutes, this has changed.  How might you explain what happened?

• The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.
• The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction. 
• The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.
• The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.

A great conductor of energy is:

• wood
• plastic
• metal
• cloth

Heat causes the particles in matter to move ______________

• slower
• faster