Quiz about Heat Transfer Practice

Question 1

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

Question 2

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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Density

Question 3

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Convectio

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I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!

Question 4

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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Insolation

Question 5

Ironing a shirt is an example of...

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conduction

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condensation

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convection

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radiation

Question 6

Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 7

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 8

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 9

The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...

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convection

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radiation

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insulation

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conduction

Question 10

Conduction occurs in...

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solids

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liquids

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gases

Question 11

Heat would best be transferred by conduction between

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a stove and a copper pot.

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a candle and the air.

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an oven and a glass dish.

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water and a wooden spoon

Question 12

A toaster toasting bread is an example of

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radiation

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condensation

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conductio

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convection

Question 13

What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?

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Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.

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Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.

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No energy is transferred.

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The water warms up due to the humidity

Question 14

A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 15

Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 16

After cooking an egg in boiling water, you cool the egg by putting it into a bowl of cold water.  Which of the following explains the egg's cooling process?

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Energy is transferred from the egg to the water.

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Temperature is transferred from the egg to the water.

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Energy is transferred from the water to the egg.

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Cold moves from the water into the egg.

Question 17

Why do we wear sweaters in cold weather?

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To reduce heat loss.

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To keep cold out.

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To generate heat.

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All of the above.

Question 18

If you put a metal spoon and a wooden spoon into a pot of boiling water, one will become too hot to touch.  Why?

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Metals conduct heat better than wood.

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Wood conducts heat better than metals.

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Metals pull in heat because heat is attracted to metals.

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Wood isn't as strong as metals.

Question 19

As water in a freezer turns into ice,

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the freezer air absorbs heat from the water.

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the water absorbs energy from the air in the freezer.

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the water absorbs the coldness from the air in the freezer.

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the water neither absorbs nor releases energy.

Question 20

Molecules in cold things move more _________
than in hot things.

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slowly

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quickly

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happily

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merrily

Question 21

The transfer of heat by currents through liquids of gases is called

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Convection

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Perspiration

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Radiation

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Conduction

Question 22

What is the definition of CONVECTION

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a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

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When heat transfers through waves.

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When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

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Heat traveling from the sun

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of convection?

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When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

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A hair dryer is drying up your hair.

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When the AC or heater changes the temperature.

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When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.

Question 24

This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:

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Convection.

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Conduction.

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Radiation.

Question 25

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 26

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

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Insolation

Question 27

The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 28

Transfer of thermal energy through "flow"

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 29

Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 30

How many kinds of heat transfer are there?

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3

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1

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2

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4 or more

Question 31

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

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Hotter to colder

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Colder to hotter

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Hotter to hotter

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Colder to colder

Question 32

The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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insulation.

Question 33

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

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Radiation

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insulation.

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 34

___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

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insulation.

Question 35

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

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Radiation

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Convection

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Conduction

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insulation.

Question 36

If magma increases in temperature (get hot) what will happen?

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It moves up (rises)

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It moves down (sinks)

Question 37

Which of the following is needed for convection to happen?

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Fluid/s

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Light in the form or rays

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Electromagnetic waves

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Fire

Question 38

Transfer of thermal energy through "flow" of liquids and gases

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convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 39

Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

Question 40

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 41

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

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high to low

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low to high

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high to high

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It can travel high to low and low to high.

Question 42

The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called

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convection current

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conduction current

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radiation

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condition current

Question 43

Convection can be described as

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The process of heat rising

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The process of heat sinking

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The process of heat transferring from one object to another

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The process of plants making food from the sun

Question 44

In convection, WARM air

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Rises

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Sinks

Question 45

In convection, COOL air

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Sinks

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Rises

Question 46

Heat is the movement of ______.

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thermal energy

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radiation

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cold

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fire

Question 47

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

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They would speed up

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They would slow down

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They would stop moving

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There would be no effect

Question 48

Does convection happen in the ocean?

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yes

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no

Question 49

Does convection happen in the atmosphere?

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yes

Answer

no

Question 50

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

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conduction

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convection

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insulation

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radiation

Question 51

6. What is the name of this tool?

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Thermometer

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Scale

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Thermostat

Question 52

5. Heat is....

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The measure of how much energy moved from one place to another.

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How hot something is.

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How cold something is.

Question 53

4. Energy will always flow or move from...

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An area of high temperature to an area of low temperature

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An area of low temperature to an area of high temperature

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atoms to molecules

Question 54

2. What is conduction?

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When energy moves from one place to another through contact

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When energy moves in circular patterns

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When atoms break apart

Question 55

In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

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radiation

Question 56

A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 57

A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 58

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of

Accepted Answer

conduction

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convection

Answer

radiation

Heat Transfer Practice

60 questions

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?

What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

Ironing a shirt is an example of...

Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

Transfer of thermal energy through "space"

The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...

Conduction occurs in...

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