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Heat, Measurements, Breezes

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Conduction happens when
a)
heat transfers from objects send each other Valentine's Day cards
b)
heat rise 
c)
cold fall
d)
heat transfers from objects that are touching
2.
What type of heat transfer is happening when the sun heats your body?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
3.
Heat is energy.
a)
false
b)
true
4.
Heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
warmer to cooler
b)
cooler to warmer
5.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
6.
Is the metal a conductor or insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
7.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are red with pokey things on them.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
8.
Heat energy is transferred as heat between two objects of ___________ temperatures. 
a)
different
b)
same
9.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________. 
a)
temperature
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
heat 
10.
A(n) _____________ is a device for measuring temperature.
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer 
11.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
Passage of time
b)
Distance from one thing to another
c)
Weight of an object
d)
Volume of liquid
12.
What is this?
a)
Measuring tube
b)
Test tube
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Pipette
13.
Where do we read the level of liquid?
a)
The highest point the liquid touches
b)
The bottom of the meniscus
c)
Half way between, we make an educated guess and round it
d)
Somewhere about there
14.
What is the correct value?
a)
5 ml
b)
15 ml
c)
20 ml
d)
15 m
15.
Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?
a)
from the hand to the ice
b)
from the ice to the hand
c)
heat is not being transferred
d)
there is no way to tell
16.
If two objects or containers have the same temperature,  but one has a larger mass, ____________. 
a)
the larger mass object has more thermal energy
b)
the smaller mass object has more thermal energy
c)
they have the same thermal energy
d)
they will change temperatures at the same rate
17.
Many pots and pans are made of metal because metals are excellent ____________. 
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
elements
d)
regulators
18.
Tool used to measure MASS
a)
Metric Ruler
b)
Triple Beam Balance
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Thermometer
19.
The amount of matter or "stuff" in an object
a)
Mass
b)
Volume
c)
Length
d)
Weight
20.
Units used to measure Mass of an object
a)
Centimeters
b)
Milliliters
c)
Grams
d)
Volume
21.
What is the mass on this triple beam?
a)
270g
b)
272.5g
c)
272.1g
d)
200g
22.
What is the mass on this triple beam?
a)
200g
b)
44g
c)
244g
d)
4g
23.
What is the name of this metric tool?
a)
Triple Beam Balance
b)
Graduated Cylinder
c)
Overflow Can
d)
Massometer
24.
You should calibrate the scale before measuring the mass of an object.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
26.
In a sea breeze, the air is warmer above the _____.
a)
land
b)
ocean
c)
sky
d)
beach
27.
As air rises from A to B it..
a)
Warms
b)
Cools
28.
During the day which is warmer?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.
The air warms up how?
a)
The sun heats the air directly
b)
The sun heats the Earth's surface. The surface then heats the air above it
30.
During the day which has air particles like #1 in the model?
a)
A
b)
C
31.
This is a...
a)
Sea breeze
b)
Land breeze
32.
According to this model, which will be warmer at night?
a)
Sea
b)
Land
33.
Why does warm air rise?
a)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
b)
Hot air balloons are fun
c)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
34.
What line increased temperature at a faster rate?
a)
Top line - soil
b)
Bottom line - water
35.
The amount of space an object or fluid takes up is called __________. 
a)
length
b)
mass
c)
volume
36.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same