Quiz about Heat Transfer Quiz

Question 1

Mr Bullins likes to sit next to a fire to keep warm. What type of Heat Transfer allows him to get warm when sitting beside the camp fire?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Question 2

The sun warms the earth through which heat transfer process?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Question 3

Boiling macaroni in water is an example of which type of heat transfer?

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Question 4

Plastic, wood & cotton are all considered ______________________________ because

they do not transfer heat energy very well.

Accepted Answer

Insulator

Answer

Conductor

Answer

Magnetic Energy

Answer

Temperature

Question 5

When heat moves from a warmer object to a colder object we label this as

___________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Heat Transfer

Answer

Insulator

Answer

Conductor

Answer

Condensation

Question 6

When heat passes through a material while the material itself stays in place (Touch), we know this type of

heat transfer is called __________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Answer

Radiation

Question 7

The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or liquid is called

_______________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Convection

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Radiation

Question 8

What makes the sparks rise above a fire?

Accepted Answer

Convection

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Radiation

Question 9

The sun and a campfire are good examples of _________________________________, the

transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

Conduction

Answer

Convection

Question 10

Metals and glass are good _________________________________________, materials that

transfers heat and energy well.

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Answer

Insulator

Answer

Chemical Change

Answer

Heat Traders

Question 11

Alek knew that the temperature at which a substance changes state from a liquid to a solid was called ___________________.

Accepted Answer

freezing point

Answer

melting point

Answer

condensation

Answer

evaporation

Question 12

Caroline left her candles in a car on a hot summer day. Later they were liquid. They had reached the particular temperature when they changed state from a solid to a liquid also known as __________________________.

Accepted Answer

melting point

Answer

freezing point

Answer

evaporation

Answer

condensation

Question 13

Chopping down a tree is an example of...

Accepted Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Chemical Change

Answer

Heat Transfer

Answer

Molecular Change

Question 14

When Jason burned the logs in his fire he knew it was a change that causes a new kind of matter to

form with different properties, that he called a ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Chemical Change

Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Heat Transfer

Answer

Symbiosis

Question 15

Scientists use this to measure the amount of heat in an object, or ____________________________.

Accepted Answer

Temperature

Answer

Conductor

Answer

Insulator

Answer

Heat Absorbtion

Question 16

When Harry touched the stove it burned his hand. How did the heat move?

Accepted Answer

From the hot stove to his cold hand

Answer

To his hot hand from the cold stove

Answer

From his cold hand to the hot stove

Answer

To the hot stove from his cold hand

Question 17

Sometimes animals find a cool patch of dirt to lie in. What type of heat exchange is this?

Accepted Answer

Conduction

Answer

Radiation

Answer

Convection

Question 18

On a hot summer day, a student dropped an ice cube onto a park bench. Within minutes, the ice cube melted. Which best describes the process the student observed?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Answer

combustion

Answer

convection

Question 19

A cold metal spoon is placed in a bowl of hot soup. Which best describes how the spoon is affected?

Accepted Answer

The heat from the soup is conducted through the spoon, making the spoon warmer.

Answer

The heat from the soup does not affect the temperature of the spoon.

Answer

The cold air in the room radiates into the soup, cooling it, and keeping the spoon cool.

Answer

The cold from the spoon is conducted into the soup, causing the soup to cool to the same temperature as the spoon.T

Question 20

Mary stands in a swimming pool and notices that the water around her feet is a lot cooler than the water near the surface. Which process causes this difference in temperature?

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

evaporation

Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Question 21

Which best explains why a hot air balloon floats?

Accepted Answer

The heated air expands to fill the balloon. The air in the balloon is now lighter than the surrounding air, causing the balloon to rise.

Answer

The heated air expands to fill the balloon. The air in the balloon is now heavier than the surrounding air, causing the balloon to rise.

Answer

The heated air contracts to fill the balloon. The air in the balloon is now denser than the surrounding air, causing the balloon to rise.

Answer

The heated air contracts to fill the balloon. The air in the balloon is now lighter than the surrounding air, causing the balloon to rise.

Question 22

Which is an example of conduction?

Accepted Answer

A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.

Answer

Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.

Answer

The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.

Question 23

Which best describes the process of convection?

Accepted Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through liquids and gasses.

Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through rays.

Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through metals.

Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through appliances.

Question 24

Which best explains how convected heat causes a hot air balloon to stay in the air?

Accepted Answer

The heat is rising and circulating, causing the balloon to stay up in the air.

Answer

The heat is falling and replacing cooler air.

Answer

The heat is produced from the rising of air currents.

Answer

The heat is absorbed through the balloon from the sun.

Question 25

Tina is boiling water in a metal pot for a weather experiment. What is most likely the reason she would need to use a pot holder for moving the metal pot?

Accepted Answer

Conduction causes the pot to be hot.

Answer

Radiation causes the pot to be hot.

Answer

Convection causes the pot to be hot.

Answer

Transpiration causes the pot to be hot.

Question 26

A pot of water is placed on a stove. The water begins to boil rapidly. Which explains why the water is boiling faster?

Accepted Answer

The warm water is rising in the pot to replace the cooler water on top through the process of convection.

Answer

The cooler water is rising in the pot to replace the warmer water on top through the process of radiation.

Answer

The warm water is rising in the pot to replace the cooler water on top through the process of radiation.

Answer

The cooler water is rising in the pot to replace the warmer water on top through the process of convection.

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Answer

convection

Answer

combustion

Heat Transfer Quiz

30 questions

Mr Bullins likes to sit next to a fire to keep warm. What type of Heat Transfer allows him to get warm when sitting beside the camp fire?

The sun warms the earth through which heat transfer process?

Boiling macaroni in water is an example of which type of heat transfer?

Plastic, wood & cotton are all considered ______________________________ because
they do not transfer heat energy very well.

When heat moves from a warmer object to a colder object we label this as
___________________________________________.

When heat passes through a material while the material itself stays in place (Touch), we know this type of
heat transfer is called __________________________________.

The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or liquid is called
_______________________________________.

What makes the sparks rise above a fire?

The sun and a campfire are good examples of _________________________________, the
transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.

Metals and glass are good _________________________________________, materials that
transfers heat and energy well.

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Heat Transfer Quiz

30 questions

Mr Bullins likes to sit next to a fire to keep warm. What type of Heat Transfer allows him to get warm when sitting beside the camp fire?

The sun warms the earth through which heat transfer process?

Boiling macaroni in water is an example of which type of heat transfer?

Plastic, wood & cotton are all considered ______________________________ becausethey do not transfer heat energy very well.

When heat moves from a warmer object to a colder object we label this as___________________________________________.

When heat passes through a material while the material itself stays in place (Touch), we know this type ofheat transfer is called __________________________________.

The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or liquid is called_______________________________________.

What makes the sparks rise above a fire?

The sun and a campfire are good examples of _________________________________, thetransfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.

Metals and glass are good _________________________________________, materials thattransfers heat and energy well.

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Plastic, wood & cotton are all considered ______________________________ because
they do not transfer heat energy very well.

When heat moves from a warmer object to a colder object we label this as
___________________________________________.

When heat passes through a material while the material itself stays in place (Touch), we know this type of
heat transfer is called __________________________________.

The transfer of heat through the movement of a gas or liquid is called
_______________________________________.

The sun and a campfire are good examples of _________________________________, the
transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.

Metals and glass are good _________________________________________, materials that
transfers heat and energy well.