mmv physics 1 reviewer finals

What materials would be good insulators for a handle on a pan or pot that would be used on the stove?

• wood or plastic

• metal or rubber

• wood or rubber

• copper or steel

Heat moves easily through materials called ____

• Metal

• Plastic

• rubber

• Wood

Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?

• Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.

• Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.

• Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.

• Heat stay through both plants and metals.

Primpicha made a cup of coffee and stirred it with a spoon. The spoon became warm, How was the heat from the tea transferred to the spoon?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Evaporation

A hot metal is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by

• Evaporation

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

Which numbered part of the picture represents the way that energy from the sun reaches Earth?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of thermal energy transfer is the illustration an example of?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Evaporation

• Convection

A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?

• Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

• Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

• Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

• Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

What thermal energy transfer causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

• Evaporation

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

• Evaporation

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection