Quiz about Energy Transfer

Question 1

The flow of energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature.

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heat

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temperature

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radiation

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conduction

Question 2

The process by which energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by means of physical contact

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Conduction

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Thermal Energy

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 3

Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves.

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Radiation

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Convection

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Conduction

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Induction

Question 4

Materials that transfer energy easily.

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Conductors

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Insulators

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Heat

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Energy

Question 5

Heat transfer always goes from-

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Hot to Cold

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Cold to Hot

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Heat doesn't transfer

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Freezing to Cold

Question 6

Conduction is heat transfer by -

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Touch

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Circles

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Waves

Question 7

Convection is heat transfer by-

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Circles

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Touch

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Waves

Question 8

Radiation is heat transfer by-

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Waves

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Touch

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Circles

Question 9

What happens to particles as they heat up?

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They speed up

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They slow down

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Nothing

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They don't move

Question 10

What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Thermal Equilibrium

Question 11

Which example below is an example of conduction?

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Touching hot sand with your feet

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Boiling macaroni

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The attic is warmer than the basement

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The Sun heating the Earth

Question 12

Which example below is an example of conduction?

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Touching hot sand with your feet

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Boiling macaroni

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The attic is warmer than the basement

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The Sun heating the Earth

Question 13

Which example below is an example of radiation?

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The Sun heating the Earth

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Standing on a hot metal bridge

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The attic is warmer than the basement

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Touching hot sand with your feet

Question 14

As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -

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from the stove to your hand

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from your hand to the stove

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It doesn't transfer

Question 15

This form of energy could be represented by the movement of electrons within copper wires.

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Electrical

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Light

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Sound

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Mechanical

Question 16

"Stored energy" is another way of describing what energy type?

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Potential

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Electrical

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Kinetic

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Mechanical

Question 17

If your cup of hot chocolate is really hot that means it has a lot of this type of energy.

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Thermal

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Chemical

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Electrical

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Potential

Question 18

When your doctor gives you medication to make you better.

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Electrical

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Potential

Question 19

What form of energy is defined as, "the total potential and kinetic energy of an object".

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Mechanical

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Electrical

Question 20

What type of energy is best represented by a battery?

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Chemical

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Sound

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Thermal

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Mechanical

Question 21

What form of energy is also described as "energy of motion"?

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Mechanical

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Electrical

Question 22

What type of energy transfer is most likely responsible when a plant converts the suns energy into food?

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Solar to chemical

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Chemical to Solar

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Light to electrical

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Electrical to chemical

Question 23

What form of energy transfer is most likely responsible when your clothes dryer dries your clothes?

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Electrical to Mechanical to Thermal

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Potential to Chemical to Nuclear

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Kinetic to Thermal to Light

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Chemical to Mechanical to Electrical

Question 24

Heat always travels from...

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Warm to cool

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Cool to warm

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Warm to warm

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Cool to cool

Question 25

Thermal energy that is transferred from one substance to another.

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heat

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temperature

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thermal energy

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radiation

Question 26

At what point does the biker have the greatest Kinetic Energy?

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Point D

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Point A

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Point B

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Point C

Question 27

At what point does the biker have the greatest Potential Energy?

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Point B

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Point A

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Point C

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Point D

Question 28

At what point does Potential Energy transform into Kinetic Energy?

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Point C

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Point A

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Point B

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Point D

Question 29

At what point does Potential Energy transform into Kinetic Energy?

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Point C

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Point A

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Point B

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Point D

Question 30

Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?

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Apple B

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Apple A

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Apple C

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Apple D

Question 31

Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?

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The object with a mass of 50kg because its mass is greater.

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The object with a mass of 3kg because its mass is less.

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Both objects because they are at the same height.

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Neither of the objects because they are at the same height.

Question 32

Which of the following is an example of a Thermal Conductor?

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Copper

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Plastic

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Styrofoam

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Wood

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a Thermal Insulator?

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Wood

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Iron

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Aluminum

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Copper

Question 34

A transformation of chemical energy to electrical energy would occur if the fan were plugged into

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D. a fuel-powered generator

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A. a solar-powered generator

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B. a wind-powered generator

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C. a hydropower generator

Question 35

Which of the materials in the thermal conductivity table would be best suited for constructing a griddle to cook items as quickly as possible?

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B. Copper

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A. Tin

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C. Plastic

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D. Nickel

Question 36

What type of energy is in this picture?

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Sound

Question 37

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

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At the top of a big hill

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

Question 38

On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?

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At the bottom of a big hill

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When going around a corner

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When going upside down

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At the top of a big hill

Question 39

According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?

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law of conservation of energy

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First law of motion

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The law of tacos

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Laws of Energy

Question 40

The energy transfers that take place in a dryer are...

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Electrical, Mechanical, to Thermal

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Thermal to mechanical

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Water, Soap to Spinning

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Electrical, Mechanical to Light

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