Heat Transfer Quiz

What is heat?

• A form of energy that can be transferred

• A form of sound energy

• A form of light energy

• A form of kinetic energy

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What is conduction?

• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of liquids or gases

• The transfer of thermal energy between things that are touching

• The transfer of energy through places with or without any matter

What are conductors?

• Materials that do not allow heat to pass through them easily

• Materials that allow heat to pass through them easily

• Materials that reduce heat loss

• Materials that are poor conductors

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What is radiation?

• The transfer of energy through places with or without any matter

• The transfer of thermal energy between things that are touching

• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of liquids or gases

What is an important factor influencing weather and climate?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• The Sun

What is the main source of electromagnetic energy on Earth?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Stars

• The Earth

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How can a warmer object warm a cooler one?

• By contact through conduction

• At a distance through radiation

• All of the above

• By contact through convection

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What is an example of a poor conductor?

• Glass

• Styrofoam

• Both B and C

• Metal pots and pans

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On a cold morning, Adonis kept his hands warm by holding a warm cup of hot chocolate. How is the thermal energy transferred to Adonis' hands?

• conduction

• convection

• evaporation

• radiation

Thermal energy can ONLY transfer through objects that are the same temperature.

• True

• False