Heat Energy

Think about a pan of water sitting on an electric stove. The stove is then turned on to high.

How is heat transferred from the stove to the pan?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• temperature

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Sam placed a glass of water in the refrigerator. After about an hour he took it out and found it to be colder.

What is the most likely thing that happened?

• the cold that was in the refrigerator transferred into the water

• the particles in the water started to move faster

• the cold from the refrigerator radiated into the glass

• the heat that was in the water transferred out into the refrigerator

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Which material would make the best insulator?

• rubber

• steel

• copper

• aluminum

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Two objects are touching.

How is heat transferred from one object to the other?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• reflection

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George touches a metal spoon is in a hot bowl of soup. It burns his hand.

This is an example of heat transfer by:

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• temperature transfer

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Most of the energy we use on Earth originally came from _____________________.

• the center of the Earth

• the equator

• the sun

• the moon

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Heat energy moves from a __________________ object to a _________________ object.

• warmer, cooler

• cooler, warmer

• bigger, smaller

• smaller, bigger

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 Ryan rubs two sticks together quickly. When he stops rubbing the sticks, he notices that they are warm to touch where he rubbed them. Which type of energy has been produced?

• sound energy
• electrical energy
• light energy
• heat energy

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Betty knows that different types of energy are produced by many objects around the house, such as a light bulb.
Which types of energy does the bulb give off?

• heat and electric
• light and mechanical
• light and heat
• electric and light

George holds an ice cube in his hand. As he squeezes the ice, it begins to melt. Which of the following best explains why this happens?

• George absorbs heat from the ice.
• Heat moves from Abdul’s hand into the cube and warms it.
• Cold moves from the ice onto George’s hand as it melts.
• George releases cold to the ice.

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