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Heat & Light

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)?
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
seismic wave
d)
water wave
2.
Which wave has a greater (higher) frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
their frequency is equal
d)
neither wave shows frequency
3.
Gamma rays have the shortest wavelength, and therefore the ____ frequency.
a)
lowest
b)
highest
4.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
radio waves
b)
sound
c)
light waves
d)
x-rays
5.
If ALL colors of visible light are reflected back to your eye, what color will the t-shirt appear?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
red
d)
green
6.
Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum. 
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
diffract
7.
True or False: 
White light is composed of all the colors of the visible light spectrum
a)
true
b)
false
8.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
9.
High energy waves have a ____. 
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
10.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
11.
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. 
12.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
top wave
b)
bottom wave
13.
Distance between the crests (the symbol is λ)
a)
Amplitude
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Electronegativity
d)
Wavelength
14.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
15.
Hot objects begin to cool as-
a)
cooler air is transferred to the hot object.
b)
thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.
c)
atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.
d)
thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air
16.

A beaker of water at 5 degrees Celsius is placed inside a beaker containing water at 100 degrees Celsius. Each beakers have an equal volume of water. What will the final temperature of the water be inside both beakers after leaving them over night?

a)

approximately 100 degrees Celsius

b)

approximately 50 degrees Celsius

c)

approximately 0 degrees Celsius

17.

A snowman melting in the sun. What type of heat transfer is this?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

18.

A heater circulating warm air to heat up a room. What type of heat transfer is this?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

19.

Hands warming up from holding a hot cup of coffee. What type of heat energy transfer is this?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

20.

A sweater keeps you warm in cold weather. This is an example of a(n) _________________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

21.

A metal pan easily lets heat pass through it so it can cook your egg. This is an example of a(n) ________________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

22.

____________ is the transfer of heat energy through empty space by invisible electromagnetic rays.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

23.

Why does your hand feel colder after holding an ice cube?

a)

The cold has entered your hand.

b)

The heat energy has left your hand.

24.

What will happen to a hot tea kettle if it is left on the counter overnight?

a)

The tea kettle will remain the same temperature.

b)

The air around the tea kettle will get colder.

c)

Heat will flow out of the tea kettle until the kettle and the air around it reach the same temperature.

25.

When you stand outside in cold weather and feel colder, it is because you are losing heat energy to the air around you.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

A measurement of the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter.

a)

Temperature

b)

Energy

c)

Potential energy

d)

Heat

27.

The transfer of thermal energy between objects

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Heat

d)

Potential energy

28.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
29.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.

Everything has thermal energy

a)

False

b)

True

31.

How does thermal energy play a role in particle motion and changes of state?

a)

Thermal energy is a term that refers to temperature

b)

Increasing an object's thermal energy increases particle motion and can cause a change of state.

c)

Decreasing an object's thermal energy increases particle motion and can cause a change of state.

d)

Thermal energy is the energy added from a heat source.

32.

What happens to particles during changes of state between solid and liquid.

a)

Particles move so fast they break from their fixed position.

b)

Particles melt and become a liquid.

c)

Particles find a circular orbit around an atom's nucleus.

d)

Particles stop vibrating and change into their liquid form.

33.

Are the particles moving faster or slower as time goes on?

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

34.

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points A and B?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Speeding Up

d)

Slowing Down

35.

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points D and E?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporizing

d)

Sublimating

36.

What is happening to the particles in the substance between points D and E?

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Vaporizing

d)

Sublimating

37.

Which object has the most thermal energy?

a)

b)

c)

38.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

39.

What is the best explanation for Mickey seeing himself in the mirror?

a)

refraction

b)

absorbed

c)

reflection

d)

flipped

40.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

41.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction