Heat Transfer quiz

Maria sits on a park bench on a cool sunny day. The bench feels warm. What process transfers heat from the bench to Maria's body?

• conduction

• motion

• convection

• radiation

Which statement about thermal energy transfer is true?

• Magnetism causes heat transfer.

• Electric current transfers from a cooler object to a warmer object.

• Heat transfers from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• Radiation is the method of heat transfer in liquids.

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A hot air balloon rises when flame is burning. Why?

• radiation

• conduction

• heat

• convection

The main source of radiation on Earth is

• fire

• The Sun

• Volcanoes

• Earth's core

Straightening hair with a flat iron is an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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When you make your roasty, toasty marshmallow over the campfire, this was an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

Macaroni noodles rising and falling in a pot of boiling water is an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

You hand become warm when you hold a cup of hot chocolate is an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

Hot air rising, cool air sinking is an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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Warming your food in the microwave is an example of

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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