Thermal Energy Transfer

Ironing a shirt is an example of:

• condensation

• evaporation

• conduction

• convection

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Which material is the best conductor of heat?

• glass

• styrofoam

• metal

• wood

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What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the sun warms the sand?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• All of them

Which of the following is an example of convection?

• Hair dryer is drying up your hair

• When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.

• A spoon placed in the cup filled with cold coffee.

• Boiling spaghetti noodles in water.

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Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

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What is the original source of the most of the energy that people use?

• By radiation from the sun.

• By convection from the sun.

• By radiation from the Earth's core.

• Conduction from Earth's core.

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Which best explains how this roasting marshmallows happens?

• Heat from the fire is conducted into the marshmallow.

• Heat from the fire is radiated into the marshmallow.

• The coolness of the marshmallow is conducted into the fire.

• The coolness of the marshmallow is radiated into the fire.

When choosing materials to build a fireplace, why is brick a better choice than metal?

• Brick is a conductor.

• Brick is heat resistant.

• Metal is a conductor.

• Meat is heat resistant.

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What enables fireman to enter buildings that are on fire and return from them safely?

• Convection cells keep fire away.

• The heat makes the building expand so there is no more room.

• Fireman wear heat resistant suits.

• They are really fast.

Popcorn is made from corn kernels. What happens when kernels are heated in a microwave?

• The kernels expand.

• The kernels dissolve.

• The kernels become hard and brittle.

• The kernels stick together to form ball.

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