Transfer of heat

There are ____________ different ways that heat can move.

• one
• two
• three
• four

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Which statement refers to convection?

• It does not involve energy transfer

• It is the transfer of heat energy without the movement of particles

• It only occurs in liquids or gases

• It only occurs in solids

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A pot full of water is heated at its base. Why does the water at the base rise?

• It contracts and becomes less dense

• It expands and becomes less dense

• It contracts and becomes more dense

• It expands and becomes more dense

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Spoons made of different materials were placed in four cups of coffee poured from the same jug. Which spoon will be the hottest to touch at end X?

• Experiment A

• Experiment B

• Experiment C

• Experiment D

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How is thermal energy transferred between X and Y?

• by conduction and convection

• by conduction only

• by radiation and convection

• by radiation only

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An experiment is set up to find out which metal is the best conductor of heat.

Balls are stuck with wax to rods made from different metals, as shown in diagram 1.

The rods are heated at one end. Some of the balls fall off, leaving some as shown in the diagram 2.

Which labeled metal is the best conductor of heat?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Water bubbles up through a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park. What method of heat transfer is this?

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Specific Heat

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On a sunny day, you return to your car after a ball game. The inside of the car is very hot.  How did the car get so warm?

• Conduction
• Convection
• Radiation
• Specific Heat

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Heat is always transferred from _______________ areas.

• Warmer
• Cooler

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____________________ is the transfer of energy by infra red light / wave.

• Radiation

• Conduction

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