Heat Quiz #2

You pick up a can of soda off of the countertop.  The countertop underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter.  Which explanation do you think is the best?

• The cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter.
• There is no heat energy left in the counter beneath the can.
• Some heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda.
• The heat beneath the can moves away into other parts of the countertop.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

• Hotter to colder
• Colder to hotter
• Hotter to hotter
• Colder to colder

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

• insulation.
• Radiation
• Conduction
• Convection

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• insulation.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which of the following is the best example of conduction?

• a heat lamp warming a beaker of water

• water boiling in a pot

• frying an egg

• gases circulating in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Warm air rises and cold air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• huh?

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which situation best represents convection?

• Heat from a campfire
• A hot air balloon taking off
• Touching a hot piece of metal
• Getting sunburned

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

You're holding hands with your best friend.  Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold.  After a few minutes, this has changed.  How might you explain what happened?

• The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.
• The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction. 
• The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.
• The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________. 

• temperature
• conduction
• radiation
• heat 

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NGSS.HS-PS3-2