Heat Transfer Practice Test

Which is an example of heat transfer by convection?

• a glowing light bulb

• heating the atmosphere

• cooking using a microwave oven

• heating a piece of metal in a flame

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A boy touches a stove and gets burned. What transfer of heat caused his hand to get burned?

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• combustion

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Which is an example of radiation?

• boiling a pot of noodles for dinner

• getting hot from lying in the sun

• feeling warm while taking a hot shower

• burning yourself after touching a hot plate

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Miguel is packing popsicles for a picnic. In which type of container would it be best for Miguel to store his popsicles?

• aluminum

• copper

• paper

• foam

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Joann fries an egg each morning in a metal frying pan with a rubber-

coated handle. Which best explains why the handle of the frying pan is

coated with rubber?

• Rubber makes the pan lighter.

• Rubber makes the pan prettier.

• Rubber is cheap to manufacture.

• Rubber is a poor conductor of heat.

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Which best describes how heat is transferred?

• Heat only flows within individual substances.

• Heat flows from a warmer substance to a cooler substance.

• Heat flows from a cooler substance to a warmer substance.

• Heat flows in many different directions between substances.

Jackson likes to cook but is always in a hurry. He needs a pot that will

cook his food quickly. Which is the best material for his cooking pot?

• copper

• glass

• plastic

• wood

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Which of the following is an example of convection?

• a hot object transferring heat to a cooler one

• hot air rising and cooler air falling

• the rays of the Sun warming the earth

• getting a sunburn

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Jack's wooden baseball bat is in the sun, and the bat cracked. Why?

• The wooden bat cools in the sun.

• The wooden bat evaporates in the sun.

• The sun’s heat causes the wooden bat to expand.

• The sun’s heat causes the wooden bat to contract.

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Which best describes a material that could be used as a pan for baking cakes?

• good conductor of cold

• poor conductor of cold

• good conductor of heat

• poor conductor of heat

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