Quiz about Heat transfer

Question 1

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to

Accepted Answer

conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 2

A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 3

"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 4

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 5

Some cook pans have copper on the bottom to heat evenly.

Copper transfers heat to the pan by

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 6

In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 7

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 8

A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 9

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 10

A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 11

You lay on the same hot rock at night and keep warm from the rock by

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 12

Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 13

What is a substance that does NOT conduct heat well?

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Insulator

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Conductor

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Convector

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Radiator

Question 14

What is the total amount of kinetic energy in a substance?

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Thermal energy

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Potential energy

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Kinetic energy

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Temperature

Question 15

Hot water rises and cold water sinks. Is this:

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 16

What happens when a cold drink sits in a hot room?

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It gets warmer

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It remains cold

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It starts boiling

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It starts to freeze

Question 17

Which of the following best describes temperature?

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Motion of molecules

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Number of molecules

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Size of molecules

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Type of molecules

Question 18

When two things are the same temperature:

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Their molecules move at the same average speed

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They have the same number of molecules

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Their molecules stop moving

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Heat transfer between the two things stops

Question 19

Which of the following best describe a vacuum?

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Empty

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Hot

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Cold

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Shiny

Question 20

Thermoses work because they minimize which kinds of heart transfer?

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Conduction and radiation

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Conduction and convection

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Convection and radiation

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Conduction, convection, and radiation

Heat transfer

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