Grade 5 Science Quiz: Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer

What is the capacity to do work called?

• Sound energy

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Heat energy

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Which form of energy is produced when an object is made to vibrate?

• Chemical energy

• Electrical energy

• Sound energy

• Radiant energy

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What is the energy stored in food, gasoline, or chemical combinations called?

• Chemical energy

• Mechanical energy

• Atomic energy

• Sound energy

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Which energy source is considered nonrenewable?

• Solar energy from the sun

• Geothermal energy from heat inside the earth

• Wind energy

• Coal

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What is the form of energy that comes from the temperature of matter?

• Thermal energy

• Sound energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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What is the difference between heat and temperature?

• Heat is determined by the position of an object, while temperature is the energy of motion

• Heat is the energy of motion, while temperature is determined by the position of an object

• Heat is the energy of motion, while temperature is determined by how fast molecules are moving

• Heat is determined by how fast molecules are moving, while temperature is the energy of motion

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Which method of heat transfer occurs when two objects of different temperature are placed in direct contact with each other?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Insulation

• Conduction

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What occurs when a fluid physically moves into an area of different temperature and then heats this area up, or cools it down, as a result?

• Conduction

• Insulation

• Radiation

• Convection

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Which method of heat transfer occurs when heat energy is gained or lost by way of electromagnetic radiation?

• Insulation

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

According to the first law of thermodynamics, what can be done with energy?

• It can be destroyed

• It can be created

• It can be stored indefinitely

• It can only be transferred or transformed

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