Practice Quiz: Thermal Energy

On a sunny beach, the sand becomes hot enough to be uncomfortable to your bare feet. However, if a wave washes over the hot sand, the cooler water removes heat from the sand by the process of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object is called...

• thermal energy

• heat

• force

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

____________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy

• heat

• thermal energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

________ is the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects in direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

__________ is a type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids, which can be solid liquid or gas.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

__________ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

________ are materials that conduct heat well, like metals and tile flooring.

• conductors

• insulators

_________ are materials that do not conduct heat well, like wool blankets or wood

• conductors

• insulators

What type of heat transfer is the following?

Solar panels are used to collect sunlight for energy.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• None of the above

In the following example, identify the correct type of heat transfer:

You feel the warmth from the sun on your face.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation