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5.P.3.1 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

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5th Grade

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5.P.3.1 Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which is the best 
example of heat transfer 
through radiation?

heating soup in a pot on the stove
standing by a  campfire to get  warm on a chilly night
burning your hand  when touching a hot pan on the stove 
not getting burned when  touching a wooden spoon that has been in a hot pan 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which best describes 
the flow of heat?

from a larger object  to a smaller object until the energy is gone
from a warmer  object to a  cooler object until the energy is gone
from a warmer  object to a cooler  object until the heat has balanced
from a cooler object to a warmer object until the heat has balanced 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which shows an  example of 
convection?

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of  boiling water. 
Clara burns her hand by touching  a light bulb. 
Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket  to keep warm. 
Ben holds the end of a metal rod in fire to cook hot dogs. 

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is the 
best example 
of conduction? 

boiling a pot of water
feeling heat from a fireplace 
a hot air balloon rising and falling 
touching a hot  handle and  getting burned

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which is the 
best example of 
convection? 

 a camp fire 
a light bulb
a hot air balloon
a microwave oven 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A boy touches a 
stove and gets burned. 
What transfer of heat caused his hand to get burned? 

conduction
convection
radiation
combustion

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which best explains 
how ice melts in 
a person’s hand? 

The heat from a person’s  hand transfers by  radiation to the ice, causing it to melt. 
The heat from a person’s  hand transfers by  conduction to the ice, causing it to melt.
The cool temperature of  the ice transfers by  radiation to a person’s hand, cooling it off. 
The cool temperature of  the ice transfers by  conduction to a person’s hand, cooling it off. 

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