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Heat Transfer

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
where does radiation come from
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
day
d)
night
2.
where does conduction come from
a)
object heating up
b)
object cooling down
3.
Which is an example of conduction?
a)
Steam is rising from a cup of hot coffee.
b)
A hot biscuit is warming the plate it is on.
c)
The sun is shining through a window and warming a table.
d)
Grilling a hot dog over a campfire.
4.
You are stirring your hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation
5.
Which is the best choice for the handle of a frying pan?
a)
Metal, because it conducts heat.
b)
Wood, because it conducts heat.
c)
Metal, because it does not conduct heat.
d)
Wood, because it does not conduct heat.
6.
Which is an example of radiation?
a)
boiling a pot of noodles for dinner
b)
getting hot from lying in the sun
c)
feeling warm while taking a hot shower
d)
burning yourself after touching a hot plate
7.
Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?
a)
glass
b)
plastic
c)
aluminum
d)
copper
8.
Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?
a)
a slice of bacon frying in a pan
b)
a pot on a stove boiling water
c)
a camp fire warming hands
d)
a hot air balloon
9.
Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?
a)
The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.
b)
Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.
c)
Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.
d)
Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.
10.
Which is an example of convection?
a)
the heat coming from a campfire
b)
a spoon in a bowl of soup becoming warmer
c)
warmer water at the surface of a swimming pool
d)
a hamburger being warmed by a campfire
11.
The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
insulation
12.
The radiation is a method of heat _____.
a)
transfer
b)
objects
c)
campfire
13.

_____________ takes place when heated molecules move from place to place , taking heat with them.

a)

convection

b)

atmosphere

c)

radiation

14.
Water boiling in a pan is an example of ________________ currents
a)
raditation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
Mr Caseys
16.
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.
16.
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.
17.
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
18.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
19.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
20.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
21.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.
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. 
23.
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 
24.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Mr Casey walking his dog
25.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
27.
In a rigid container, when the speed of the gas molecules decreases, the ________ of the gas also decreases.
a)
Volume
b)
Size
c)
Shape
d)
Pressure
28.
Weather balloons are filled with only a small amount of helium because the _______ of the balloon will increase as the air pressure decreases at higher altitudes
a)
volume
b)
color
c)
shape
d)
helium
29.
A shrinking puddle is an example of _______, or vaporization that takes place only on the surface of a liquid.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
boiling
d)
melting point
30.
Using the picture, match the state of matter in glass B with its correct name.
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
31.
Using the picture, match the state of matter in glass C with its correct name.
a)
Gas 
b)
Air
c)
Solid
d)
Goo
32.
Using the picture, match the state of matter in glass A with its correct name.
a)
Lava
b)
Plasma
c)
Liquid
d)
Gas
33.
What is the change from a Solid to a Gas due to the gaining of energy?
a)
Condensation
b)
Vaporization
c)
Sublimation
d)
Deposition
34.
Solid particles are...
a)
tightly packed.
b)
loosely bonded and flowing.
c)
free to fly in all directions.
d)
so hot that the electrons are removed from the nucleus.
35.
Condensation is the change of state from _______ to ______ as a result of losing heat energy.
a)
Solid, Liquid
b)
Solid, Gas
c)
Liquid, Gas
d)
Gas, LIquid
36.
Solid particles have the _________ energy.
a)
most
b)
middle amount of
c)
least
37.
The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
a)
Boiling Point
b)
Freezing Point
c)
Melting Point
38.
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
a)
Freezing Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
Melting Point
39.
the substance being dissolved is known as the 
a)
solute
b)
solvent 
40.
What are two parts that make up a solution?
a)
solvent and solute
b)
concentration and dilation 
c)
non polar and polar
d)
solid, liquid, and gaseous  
41.
Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?
a)
the particles slow down
b)
the particles beak away from one another
c)
the particles move closer together
42.
Balloons can be twisted into shapes because
a)
the force exerted changes the number of particles
b)
the volume of a gas is constant
c)
particles of gas can be compressed
43.
A teddy bear is an example of a ...
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
44.
Orange juice is an example of a ....
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
45.
What two properties does all matter have?
a)
Matter and Mass
b)
Shape and Volume
c)
Color and Brightness
d)
Density and Color