Heat Transfer Quiz

_____________ is the movement of heat by a current as warm air or liquid rises and cools, then sinks.

A house burns down and the house next door has vinyl siding that warps and twists due to the heat. The heat was transferred by

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

____________ is the transfer of energy in waves.

A piece of stainless steel cookware has a layer of copper applied to the bottom to help it heat evenly. The copper transfers heat to the pan by ______.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called: 

• temperature
• motion
• heat
• momentum

Warmer air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean rushes in due to _________.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

A chair is placed several feet from a fireplace.  The fireplace has a glass screen.  The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

• A

• B

• C

• D

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation

Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from over the ocean rushes in due to

• conduction
• convection
• radiation