6th Grade Science Common Assessment Cycle 3

1. The picture below shows a teapot full of cool water. It is resting on a hot metal stove burner. Which describes how thermal energy is transferred to the teapot?

• A. Convection in a gas
• B. Convection in a liquid
• C. Radiation through a gas
• D. Conduction through metal

2. Which of these describes radiation?

• A. Fast-moving particles transfer energy to slower-moving particles.
• B. Electromagnetic waves transfer energy through space.
• C. Currents moving through air or water transfer thermal energy.
• D. Particles lose energy as they hit other particles.

3. What type of thermal energy transfer is shown in the picture?

• A. convection
• B. fission
• C. conduction
• D. radiation

4. Which process transfers thermal energy throughout the oceans?

• A. conduction
• B. convection
• C. evaporation
• D. radiation

5. What is happening during the process of convection that is shown in the picture below?

• A. Cooler water is sinking and pushing warmer water upward.
• B. Energy is moving through the air to warm a hand.
• C. Particles in the pot handle are bumping against particles in the hand to transfer energy.
• D. Particles in the burner are bumping against particles in the pot to transfer energy.

6. A cook places a cold spoon in a bowl of hot soup. The temperature of the spoon increases. Which describes what is happening to the spoon in terms of thermal energy?

• A. There is no transfer of thermal energy to the spoon.
• B. The spoon is heated through radiation of thermal energy.
• C. The spoon is heated through conduction of thermal energy.
• D. The spoon is heated through convection of thermal energy.

7. What is the direction of heat flow in the lab setup below?

• A. from the base of the stand to the top
• B. from the bolt along the bar toward the Bunsen burner
• C. from the bar above the Bunsen burner to the right
• D. from the middle of the bar toward the left and right

8. How is the campfire warming the campers?

• A. through conduction
• B. through convection
• C. through radiation
• D. through liquefaction

9. A cool block of metal is placed on a hot block of metal. What will happen to the thermal energy of the blocks?

• A. Thermal energy will flow from the hot block to the cool block until they are the same temperature.
• B. Thermal energy will flow from the cool block to the hot block until they are the same temperature.
• C. Thermal energy will flow from the hot block to the cool block until the cool block has a higher temperature than the hot block.
• D. Thermal energy will flow from the cool block to the hot block until the hot block has a lower temperature than the cool block.

10. An ice cube is cooler than the air in the room. How will the thermal energy move?

• A. Toward the ice cube
• B. Away from the ice cube
• C. Straight up only
• D. It will not move