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WorksheetsThermal Energy
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 44mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is material that does not allow heat to be transferred through it?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
2.
What is transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
3.
What is a measure of kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
4.
What is a transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a fluid?
a)
Convection
b)
Heat
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
5.
What is a transfer of energy through colliding particles?
a)
Convection
b)
Heat
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
6.
Which of the following is heat you feel from a fire place?
a)
radiation
b)
convention
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
7.
Convection currents can only happens in gases or liquids not in solids because solids can't move.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Convection transfers heat through moving currents in gases or liquids.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Heat always transfers from hot to cold.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Heat transfer continues until both objects are at equal temperatures.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
12.
Radiation transfers heat through electromagnetic radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
LT2: Thermal energy that is transferred (or MOVED) from matter at a higher temperature to matter at a lower temperature is called:
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
thermal energy
14.
LT4: the transfer of energy by electro-magnetic waves is called
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
LT4: Identify the heat transfer occurring in this picture
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
LT4: Identify the heat transfer happening in this image
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
LT5: A material that conducts heat well is called a
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
18.
LT5: A material that does not conduct heat well is called
a)
conductor (ex. spoon, metals)
b)
insulator (ex. wood, wool, straw, paper)
19.
LT5: This is an example of a(n)
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
20.
LT5: This is an example of a(n):
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
21.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
22.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
23.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels from one solid to another solid.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
thermal energy
d)
conduction
24.
Glass, steel, and aluminum are good examples of ______.
a)
insulators
b)
thermal energy
c)
conductors
d)
radiation
25.
Plastic foam, wood, and rubber are good examples of ______.
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
solar energy
d)
convection
26.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
27.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
28.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
29.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
31.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
32.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
33.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
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