Quiz about Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer

Question 1

Walking on the hot sand on a beach

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Radiation

Question 2

A Ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward.

Accepted Answer

Convection

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Radiation

Question 3

Feeling heat from a campfire

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

Answer

Convection

Question 4

Chocolate candy melting in your hand.

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Radiation

Question 5

Air in the atmosphere rising and falling

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 6

Heat from the sun warming a swimming pool

Accepted Answer

Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 7

Unscrewing a light bulb while it's still hot

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 8

Heat from the hood of a car when you touch it

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 9

Feeling the heat from a stove burner without touching it

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

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Convection

Question 10

Boiling water moving in a circular motion

Accepted Answer

Convection

Answer

Conduction

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Radiation

Question 11

Energy that is transferred in waves or particles

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

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Convection

Question 12

Energy that is transferred by direct contact

Accepted Answer

Conduction

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Convection

Answer

Radiation

Question 13

Energy that is transferred through a fluid where hot rises and cold sinks

Accepted Answer

Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 14

What is another name for thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

heat energy

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thermal equilibrium

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heat transfer

Question 15

Heat transfer occurs

Accepted Answer

only from warm objects to colder ones

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in many directions

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both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones

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only from cold objects to warmer ones

Question 16

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called

Accepted Answer

temperature

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thermal energy

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conduction

Answer

convection

Question 17

What happens to particles as they heat up?

Accepted Answer

They speed up

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They slow down

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Nothing

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They don't move

Question 18

What happens to particles as they cool down?

Accepted Answer

They slow down

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Nothing

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They don't move

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They speed up

Question 19

Hot objects begin to cool as-

Accepted Answer

thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.

Answer

cooler air is transferred to the hot object.

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atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.

Answer

thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air

Question 20

Which sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a pot of boiling water becomes hot?

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.

Answer

Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.

Answer

Thermal energy in the water is transformed into kinetic energy in the spoon.

Answer

Thermal energy in the spoon is transformed into kinetic energy in the water.

Question 21

At THE FREEZING POINT, the particles in an object have no kinetic energy.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 22

The more particles an object has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 23

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

Heat

Answer

Temperature

Question 24

________________is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object.

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Answer

Heat

Question 25

What is the possible or stored energy in an object called?

Accepted Answer

Potential Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Chemical Energy

Question 26

How does potential energy become kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

When an outside force acts upon an object with potential energy, that force turns the potential energy into kinetic energy

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When something hot touches something cool, the potential energy in the hot object is turned into kinetic energy in the cool object

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Potential energy becomes kinetic when an object remains in place and continues to build up more and more energy

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Potential energy has no relation to kinetic energy

Question 27

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

sound

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a vase sitting on a table

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a plate of hot food

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a parked car

Question 28

How is all energy connected?

Accepted Answer

Energy is connected as it constantly moves from one place to another

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Energy is connected through light waves

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Energy is connected through chemical bonds

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Energy is not connected

Question 29

What is thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

heat

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energy from sound

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potential energy in chemical compounds

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the movement of electrons

Question 30

Which of the following is an example of radiant energy?

Accepted Answer

the Sun

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a car

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a plate of spaghetti

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knocking over a glass of water

Question 31

Which of the following has the most potential energy?

Accepted Answer

A car at the top of a hill

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A car speeding down the hill

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A person at the top of a hill

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An acorn falling off a tree

Question 32

Kinetic and potential energy both relate to:

Accepted Answer

Motion

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Heat

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Light

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Chemicals

Question 33

What is potential energy?

Accepted Answer

The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition.

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The energy an object has due to its motion

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The energy an object might have if it existed

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zombies coming

Question 34

What is kinetic energy?

Accepted Answer

The energy an object has due to its motion

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The stored energy of an object due to its position or condition

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The energy an object might ahve if it existed

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zombies on the roof

Question 35

What does kinetic energy depend on?

Accepted Answer

The mass and speed of an object

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The weight and volume of an object

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The buoyancy of an object

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The furriness of an object

Question 36

Can you create or destroy energy?

Accepted Answer

No

Answer

Yes

Answer

only if you are really strong

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