Energy Transfer Quiz

Vivian likes to sleep under a thick blanket in the winter. Which type of energy transfer occurs between Vivian and the blanket?

• A conduction

• B. convection

• C. electromagnetic

• D. radiation

When a spoon in a bowl of hot soup becomes warmer the heat is being transferred to the spoon. Which type of heat transfer is this an example of?

• A convection

• B. conduction

• C. evaporation

• D. radiation

Which is an example of the transfer of heat energy by conduction?

• A soup moving up and down in a pot as it is heated

• B. wind blowing from cooler parts of Earth to warmer parts

• C. a person's hands warming up as they are held above a campfire

• D. the bottoms of a person's feet feeling warm as they walk along the beach

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Which is an example of conduction?

• the sun warming thick, dark pavement

• hot air rising from a heater on the first floor of a house

• C. cool water sinking deeper toward the bottom of the ocean

• D. a pot of water beginning to boil after sitting on an electric stove burner

What occurs when a warm cloth comes into contact with a cold cloth?

• A No heat transfers, so the temperature of each cloth remains the same.

• B. Heat transfers from the warm cloth to the cold cloth.

• C. Heat transfers from the cold cloth to the warm cloth.

• D. No heat transfers, so both cloths become warmer.

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Which type of heat transfer is represented by hot water rising in a boiling pot as cooler water moves below to replace it?

• A absorption

• B. conduction

• C. convection

• D. radiation

Which type of heat transfer occurs in gases and liquids?

• A conduction

• B. convection

• C. electrical

• D. radiation

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Tom places a hot iron block against a cold iron block. Which statement explains what will occur?

• A The cold iron block will transfer energy to the hot iron block through convection.

• B. The hot iron block will transfer energy to the cold iron block through convection.

• C. The cold iron block will transfer energy to the hot iron block through conduction.

• D. The hot iron block will transfer energy to the cold iron block through conduction.

On a sunny winter day, a thermometer shows that the outside air temperature is colder than the temperature at which water turns to ice. However, ice on the sidewalk is melting. What is most likely causing this melting?

• A heat convection moving through the sidewalk

• B. warm winds blowing across the ice on the sidewalk

• C. radiation from the sun making the sidewalk warmer than the air

• D. sunlight being reflected from the sidewalk into the surrounding air

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Why do ice cubes eventually melt when added to a cup of water?

• Heat is transferred from the ice to the water.

• Heat is transferred from the water to the ice.

• C. Warm water rises to the top and cool water falls.

• D. Cool water rises to the top and warm water falls.

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