5th Grade ELL: Heat Transfer Quiz

Blayne uses a thermometer to take a single reading of the water in a beaker. What is Blayne measuring?

• conduction rate

• temperature of the water

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The picture shows a pot of water heating on a stove top. Which statement explains what happens to the water in the pot?

• Heat energy travels from the water in the pot to the burner.

• Heat energy travels from the burner to the pot and the water.

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On a warm sunny day, a lizard sits on a rock. Which word explains why the lizard feels heat from the sun?

• gravity

• radiation

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A source of heat gives off heat energy. Which heat source transfers heat energy in the form of radiation?

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Ossi knows that convection is the transfer of heat energy. Which transfer of heat energy is made through convection?

• A gas burner heats water.

• The sun warms a person.

• A hand warms an ice cube.

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Jessie knows that conduction is the transfer of heat energy. Which transfer of heat energy is made through conduction?

• hand heats a snowball

• radiator warms a home

• boiling water heats pasta

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Each picture shows a source of heat. Which picture shows heat transfer through convection?

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On a sunny day, Yolanda fills a small backyard pool with water. As time passes, the water warms. Which statement explains this effect?

• The sun heats the water through gravity.

• The sun heats the water through radiation

• The sun heats the water through convection.

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This list shows some sources of heat.

1 rays of the sun

2 electric space heater

3 oven with a fan

4 hot plate

Which source(s) will transfer heat through convection?

• 1 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

Ray holds an ice cube in his hand. After some time passes, the ice cube begins to melt. Which word describes the process of heat transfer?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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