Semester Test

A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student’s skin by this contact is by the process of—

• convection
• conduction
• vaporization
• radiation

When particles are heated they begin to ____.

• move faster

• mover slower

• move up

• jump out of the pot

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What tool is used to measure temperature?

• a stove

• a beaker

• a thermometer

• a glove

When thermal energy is applied to an ice cube, it _____.

• freezes

• stays the same

• tastes better

• melts

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Thermal energy is transferred from————-

• A cooler object to a hotter one

• A hotter object to a cooler one

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Conduction can only occur between two objects when –

• one object is less dense than the other.
• both objects are in physical contact with each other.
• one of the objects is made of a metal.
• both objects are exactly the same temperature.

Which of the following describes a way in which heat energy will be transferred by conduction?

• Sample 1 to Sample 2
• Sample 3 to Sample 2
• Sample 3 to Sample 1
• Sample 2 to Sample 3

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What two kinds of heat transfer are represented?

• stove→pot=radiation pot→egg=conduction
• stove→pot=conduction pot→egg=radiation
• stove→pot=convection pot→egg=conduction
• stove→pot=conduction pot→egg=convection

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

• Solar energy warming a room.
• Heat rising from the coils of a stove.
• Hot air drying a wet towel.
• Heat moving from a clothes iron to a shirt.

Which container allowed the most transfer of thermal energy from the water to the environment?

• Glass
• Wood
• Paper
• Plastic

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