Thermal energy test prep

A material that reduces the flow of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation is ____.

• a conductor

• condensation

• an insulator

• a solar collector

All of the following are good conductors of heat EXCEPT ____.

• air

• aluminum

• copper

• silver

The transfer of energy that does NOT require matter is ____.

• combustion

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

Energy from the Sun travels to Earth as ____.

• chemical energy

• combustion

• radiant energy

• mechanical energy

The inside surface of the glass inside a vacuum bottle is coated with aluminum to prevent heat loss by

____.

• combustion

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

Solar collectors are parts of a(n) ____.

• active solar heating system

• external combustion engine

• radiant heating system

• passive solar heating system

Refrigerators and air conditioners are examples of ____.

• heat engines

• heat movers

• heat pumps

• solar collectors

The process by which engine fuels burn is called ____.

• combustion

• condensation

• conduction

• convection

Gasoline engines and diesel engines are ____.

• insulators

• external combustion engines

• internal combustion engines

• heat movers

A device that heats your home by removing thermal energy from one location and transferring it to

another location at a different temperature is a(n) ____.

• conductor

• internal combustion engine

• heat engine

• heat mover