Quiz: Mechanisms of Heat Transfer

Which of the following describes when heat is transferred as a form of light?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

Solar energy coming through space is transferred by

• Conduction

• Convection

• Connection

• Radiation

(a)   is the transfer of energy in waves.

Through which of the following methods of heat transfer, do the Sun’s rays warm the earth?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• None of these

A heated iron is pressed up against a shirt, warming it. This is an example of…

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• None of the above

(a)   is the movement of heat by a current as warm air or liquid rises and cools, then sinks.

Which of the following scenarios is an example of conduction:

• Frying a hamburger on a hot pan

• Heat being distributed throughout the water in a kettle

• A fire warming the air in a room

• A laser causing a log to catch fire

The transfer of energy between two objects by electromagnetic waves describes...

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Connection

Which of the following describes a circular current in a fluid that occurs when the fluid is heated unevenly?

• Radiation cell

• Convection cell

• Emission current

• Conduction current

A heat lamp heats a pot of water from below; heat is transferred throughout the water in the pot; and a person puts their hand into the water to warm it. Which of the following types of heat transfer are occurring in this scenario?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• All of the above