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Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
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1.
What is temperature?
a)
heat
b)
a measurement of speed
c)
a measurement of hot and cold
d)
location
2.
Which statement about heat energy is true?
a)
As things gain heat energy, they get cooler.
b)
As things lose heat energy, they get warmer.
c)
Heat moves from cool things to warm things.
d)
Heat moves from warm things to cool things.
3.
When a heater warms your home, the air is heated by:
a)
evaporation
b)
friciton
c)
convection
d)
conduction
4.
When you fry an egg in a pan on a stove, the egg is heated by:
a)
evaporation
b)
friction
c)
convection
d)
conduction
5.
Which of the following is caused by heat energy?
a)
wet socks getting dry in a clothes dryer
b)
ice melting
c)
noodles cooking in a pot
d)
all of the above
6.
How does the Sun provide heat to Earth?
a)
The Sun's heat reaches Earth by conduction.
b)
There is friction between the Sun's radiant energy and Earth's atmosphere.
c)
The Sun's radiant energy reaches Earth and changes into heat.
d)
Earth gets closer to the Sun during the daytime.
7.
Which of these is not an example of a natural heat source?
a)
a geyser
b)
a volcano
c)
an oven
d)
the Sun
8.
Conduction is related to solids in the same way that convection is related to
a)
heat energy
b)
solids and gases
c)
liquids and solids
d)
gases and liquids
9.
If C means a material is a good conductor of heat, and I means a material is a good insulator against heat, which list is correct?
a)
wood - I
metal - I
platic - I
metal - I
platic - I
b)
wood - C
metal - I
plastic - C
metal - I
plastic - C
c)
wood - I
metal - C
plastic - I
metal - C
plastic - I
d)
wood - C
metal - C
plastic - C
metal - C
plastic - C
10.
How does warm and cool air move?
a)
Warm air rises up and cool air rises up.
b)
Warm air sinks and cool air sinks.
c)
Warm air sinks down while cool air rises up.
d)
Warm air rises up while cool air sinks down.
11.
Which activity for staying warm in a cold forest uses insulation?
a)
drinking a warm liquid
b)
getting out of the wind by climbing to a higher spot
c)
covering yourself with a pile of dry leaves
d)
sitting near a river or lake
12.
When warm air rises and cold air sinks, this is an example of
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
evaporation
d)
friction
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