Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Quiz

How does heat move?

• from a warmer to a cooler object
• from a cooler to a warmer object
• toward a hot object
• away from a cold object

How is energy from the sun transferred?

• by radiation
• by conduction
• by convection
• by the force of gravity

Heat from which of these causes convection currents inside Earth?

• crust
• crust and mantle
• mantle
• core

Which of these combines with changes in a fluid’s density and the force of gravity to set convection currents in motion?

• evaporation of a fluid
• condensation of a fluid
• freezing and melting of a solid
• heating and cooling of a fluid

Radiation is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.

• True
• False

When you heat up an object, the particles in the object move rapidly.

• True
• False

A cool fluid is less dense than a warm fluid.

• True
• False

When you touch hot sand, heat is transferred by conduction to your skin.

• True
• False

Radiation, convection, and conduction are the three types of heat transfer.

• True
• False

The amount of mass in a given volume of a substance is known as density.

• True
• False