Thermal Energy ATLAS Review

An ice cube melting on a table is an example of what type of thermal energy transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Cooler, denser air pushes warm, less dense air upward creating a ___________ type of heat transfer.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

A student climbs the stairs in her house on a summer day and notices that it is much hotter upstairs than downstairs. What is the best explanation for this?

• Warm air sinks in convection currents.

• The Coriolis Effect heats air that is higher.

• Warm air moves upward in convection currents.

• The upstairs is closer to the sun.

How is energy transferred?

• from big to small objects

• from small to big objects

• from warm to cold objects

• from cold to warm objects

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As kinetic energy increases ________ ________ increases.

• potential energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

What type of thermal energy is occurring between the burner and the stove?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

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I am sitting 5 feet away from the fire, but my body is getting warmer. What type of thermal energy is helping my body to warm up?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

What type of thermal energy transfer is happening in the image shown?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

Which of the boxes shows the correct direction of heat transfer? Choose all that apply.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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If a door was left open between the bedroom (74 degrees) and the living room (68 degrees), what would likely happen to the temperatures after several hours?

• nothing, they would not change

• both rooms would become hotter 

• both room would become colder

• the bedroom temp. would lower and the living room temp. would rise

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