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Worksheetsthermal energy transfer CFA
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which example below is an example of convection?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
2.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps. This demonstrates what kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
Energy that travels as electromagnetic waves is called ______
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
4.
Radiation is how energy from the sun is transferred to Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called___.
a)
conduction
b)
insulation
c)
convection
d)
radiation
6.
The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the the movement of fluids is
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
thermal energy
7.
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
8.
The total kinetic energy of particles that make up matter is called
a)
Heat
b)
Calorie
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy
9.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the equator to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
10.
______ occurs when a cooler, denser mass of a liquid or gas replaces a warmer, less dense mass of a gas or liquid
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
11.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
12.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
13.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can be created and destroyed but not transformed
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
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