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WorksheetsMrs. McLain's Thermal Energy Challenge
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Bob rolls a ball down the hill and it stops on a ledge. Which best describes the sequence of energy changes?
a)
Potential, Kinetic, Potential
b)
Kinetic, Potential
c)
Kinetic, Potential, Kinetic
d)
Dog, cat, soup
2.
This is the energy of motion:
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
c)
polar
d)
boo
3.
This is when heat is transferred through direct contact:
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
electromagnetic waves
4.
When heat is transferred from the sun to your head, it is transferred by:
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
hotdog
5.
Which of these would be a good insulator (slows the transfer of thermal energy)?
a)
steel
b)
aluminum
c)
copper
d)
fiberglass
6.
A car engine burning gasoline would come from this type of energy:
a)
chemical
b)
electrical
c)
mechanical
d)
thermal
7.
If you were on a roller coaster, where would you have the most potential energy?
a)
on the bottom
b)
half way down
c)
on top
d)
on the sidewalk
8.
Which would have the most potential energy, a pencil sitting on the edge of your desk, or a pencil sitting above a window?
a)
above a window
b)
on my desk
9.
If I warm my hands by the fire, heat is being transferred as a result of:
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
microwaves.
10.
A heater used in a helium, hot air balloon is an example of heat transfer by:
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
microwaves
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