Heat Transfer Quiz

Noah was cooking dinner and Grace was helping him. Sophia asked, 'Which of the following is an example of conduction?'

• Grace touching a cold pan in the kitchen

• Noah touching a hot pan on the stove

• Sophia blowing on a candle to put it out

• Grace pouring hot water into a cup for tea

Jackson, Hannah, and Mason are conducting a science experiment. Which of their experiments is an example of convection?

• Jackson placing an ice cube in a glass and observing it melt

• Hannah boiling water in a pot on the stove

• Mason baking cookies in an oven

• All three observing lightning during a thunderstorm

Isla, William, and Evelyn are camping. They are sitting around a campfire. Which of the following is an example of radiation they are experiencing?

• The heat they feel from the campfire

• The process of the wood burning in the campfire

• The water boiling for their hot chocolate

• The food they heated up in the microwave before leaving for the trip

Evelyn, Lily, and Daniel are cooking dinner together. Which method of heat transfer are they using when they stir a pot of soup on the stove, allowing the heat to move through the soup via direct contact?

• radiation

• evaporation

• convection

• conduction

During a science experiment, Olivia, Isla, and Maya heated a pot of water on a stove. Which method of heat transfer occurs through the movement of the water?

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• evaporation

Aiden, Evelyn, and Harper are studying for their physics exam. They are discussing how the heat from the sun reaches the earth. Which method of heat transfer are they referring to that occurs through electromagnetic waves?

• radiation

• conduction

• evaporation

• convection

During a science experiment, Daniel, Mia, and Henry were discussing how heat from the sun reaches the earth. They were not in direct contact with the sun, so what is this transfer of heat called?

• conduction

• convection

• absorption

• radiation

Abigail, Elijah, and Zoe are sitting near a fireplace during a cold winter night. Which heat transfer method is responsible for the warmth they feel from the fireplace?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• evaporation

Henry, Benjamin, and Arjun are sitting in a room with a heater turned on. Which heat transfer method is responsible for the circulation of hot air in the room?

• convection

• evaporation

• conduction

• radiation

Grace, Noah, and David are cooking soup for a school project. They notice that the metal spoon they placed in the hot soup also becomes hot. Which heat transfer method is responsible for this?

• Conduction

• Sublimation

• Convection

• Radiation