Heat Transfer

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

• Conduction
• Radiation
• Convection
• Density

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more
• less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

• Convection
• Electromagnetic waves
• Radiation
• Conduction

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• Insolation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Molecules in cold things move more _________
than in hot things.

• quickly
• slowly
• happily
• merrily

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

• a furnace heating the air in a school

• an ice cube melting in a person's hand

• a pot of water on a stove boiling

• the sun heating water in a swimming pool