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WorksheetsScience Rocks!
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
What do the atoms in a solid do?
a)
They move a lot
b)
They don't move much- as if they vibrate back and forth
2.
What are the three types of thermal energy?
a)
Convection, creation, radiation
b)
Convection, Radiation, Sun
c)
Radiation, Conduction, conductors
d)
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
3.
What is a conductor?
a)
A substance that resists transferr of energy.
b)
A substance that easily transfers energy.
c)
A substance that transfers energy
d)
A substance that doesn't transfer energy
4.
What is an inusulator?
a)
A substance that resits transfer of enrgy
b)
A substance that easily transfers energy
c)
A substance that transefers energy
d)
A substance that does not transfer energy
5.
1. This picture shows warm air rising and cool air falling in a cycle. This is an example of which process?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
6.
3. The Sun’s rays take about 8 minutes to reach Earth’s atmosphere. Which process describes the thermal energy transfer between the Sun and the Earth?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
7.
6. A girl’s hands become warm after holding a mug of hot coffee. What process explains this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
8.
8. The picture is a Bunsen burner heating a beaker of water. The arrows show the transfer of heat energy in the water. Which process is primarily responsible for the transfer of heat?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
9.
11. Pans A & B shown above have been on a hot stove for 10 minutes. Pan A has a metal handle and pan B has a plastic-coated handle. Which handle would be hotter?___________ Why?_________________
a)
Pan A because the metal is a conductor of heat.
b)
Pan B because there is an insulator on the pan.
c)
Pan A because there metal is an insulator.
d)
Pan B because the metal conducts heat.
10.
12. An ice cube melts at room temperature because heat moves from ____________________ to ___________________.
a)
Cooler to warmer
b)
Warmer to cooler
11.
These materials are considered good thermal conductors.
a)
cotton balls
b)
wood
c)
metals
d)
fiberglass
12.
Lying in the sun to get a tan happens because of ______.
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
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