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WorksheetsThermal Energy Practice
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
2.
heat energy traveling through space is an example of _____
a)
convection
b)
density
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
3.
heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
4.
you get sunburned because of _______
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
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.
6.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
8.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
9.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
10.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are fuzzy.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
11.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
conduction
d)
insulation
12.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
13.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
14.
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
15.
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
16.
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.
17.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
18.
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.
19.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
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
21.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
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