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WorksheetsConduction, Convection, Radiation
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
2.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
3.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
4.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
5.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
6.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
7.
Which of the following is needed for convection to happen?
a)
Fluid/s
b)
Light in the form or rays
c)
Electromagnetic waves
d)
Fire
8.
When a pot is touching a stove that is on, what heat transfer is happening?
a)
I don't know??????
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
9.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
10.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
11.
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.
12.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
13.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
14.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high.
15.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
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
17.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
18.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
19.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
21.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
Transfer of thermal energy through "flow"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
24.
Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
A huge rock at the state park gets so hot during the day because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
28.
A chair is placed several feet from a fireplace. The fireplace has a glass screen. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
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