Quiz about 6th Grade Thermal Energy Test

Question 1

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

Question 2

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Density

Question 3

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called:

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heat

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temperature

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motion

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momentum

Question 4

How do molecules at warm temperatures differ from molecules at cool temperatures?

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a. At warm temperatures, molecules move around more

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b. At warm temperatures, molecules grow in siz

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c. At warm temperatures, molecules exchange electrons more easil

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d. At warm temperatures, molecules combine with each other more easil

Question 5

Which material is the best conductor of heat?

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metal

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glass

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styrofoam

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wood

Question 6

Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.

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All of the above

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 7

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

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The hottest object to the coolest object.

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The coolest object to the hottest object.

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The solid object to the liquid object.

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The liquid object to the solid object.

Question 8

When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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thermal equilibrium

Question 9

Is a measure of how hot or cold something is

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Temperature

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Cold

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Heat

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Thermal Energy

Question 10

When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?

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From your warm hand to the cold cup.

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From the cold cup to your hand

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From the cold cup to the warm air

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From the ice to your hand

Question 11

Conductors are materials that...

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Allow heat to pass through

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Stop heat from passing through

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Allow cold to pass through

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Stop cold from passing through

Question 12

Which of the following describes a way in which heat energy will be transferred by conduction?

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Sample 2 to Sample 3

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Sample 1 to Sample 2

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Sample 3 to Sample 2

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Sample 3 to Sample 1

Question 13

Where would energy transfer by conduction move downward, from a higher block to a lower block?

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Sample 3 to Sample 4

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Sample 2 to Sample 4

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Sample 1 to Sample 2

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Sample 1 to Sample 3

Question 14

Which was the most effective at preventing heat transfer from the water to the environment?

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Container P

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Container Q

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Container R

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Container S

Question 15

What was the change in temperature resulting from this heat transfer in degrees Celsius?

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6.0

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4.5

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5.5

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7

Question 16

In which direction will heat be transferred by conduction?

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From Sample 3 to Sample 2

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From Sample 4 to Sample 1

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From Sample 2 to Sample 3

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From Sample 2 to Sample 4

Question 17

Which container allowed the most transfer of thermal energy from the water to the environment?

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Glass

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Wood

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Paper

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Plastic

Question 18

This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

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Convection.

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Conduction.

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Radiation.

Question 19

What happens to particles as they heat up?

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They speed up

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They slow down

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Nothing

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They don't move

Question 20

What happens to particles as they cool down?

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They slow down

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Nothing

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They don't move

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They speed up

Question 21

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps.  This demonstrates what kind of heat transfer?

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 22

The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the the movement of fluids is

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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thermal energy

Question 23

As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -

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from the stove to your hand

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from your hand to the stove

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It doesn't transfer

Question 24

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the equator to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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Insolation

Question 25

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

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Energy can be created and destroyed but not transformed

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Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

Question 26

Temperature is

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a measurement of thermal energy

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a constant value

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able to change based on surrounding energy conditions

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equal to heat

Question 27

What type of heat transfer is shown?

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radiation

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convection

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conduction

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bonfire

6th Grade Thermal Energy Test

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