Heat Transfer

By which process is heat energy transferred when molecules within a substance collide?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• sublimation

By which process does starlight travel through space?

• absorption

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Which process best explains why less dense, hot magma rises to the surface to displace more dense, cooler magma?

• conduction

• diffusion

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

By which process do light rays pass through window glass?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• compression

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The primary method of heat transfer in the solid iron bar is

• convection

• conduction

• absorption

• advection

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What method of energy transfer requires no medium for transfer?

• conduction

• convection

• advection

• radiation

During which process does heat transfer occur because of density differences?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• reflection

The diagram below shows a Bunsen burner heating a beaker of water on a beaker stand. The arrows represent the transfer of heat energy in the water. Which process is primarily responsible for the transfer of heat indicated by the arrows in the beaker of water?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Conduction is the transfer of heat energy by

• density differences

• molecular contact

• electromagnetic waves

• movement through a vacuum

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Water is being heated in a beaker as shown below. Which drawing shows the most probable movement of water in the beaker due to the heating?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4