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HEAT TEST

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When two objects have the same temperature, what do we know about the particles of the objects?
a)
They have a different amount of kinetic energy
b)
They have the same amount of kinetic energy
2.
All of the Kinetic Energy due to the random motion of the objects particles (based on temperature)
a)
Chemical Energy
b)
Electrical Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Potential Energy
3.
What is the meaning of convection?
a)
cold rises heat falls
b)
heat
c)
cold
d)
hot rises cold falls
4.
What is the meaning of conduction
a)
when heat transfers from objects that are not touching
b)
heat rise 
c)
cold fall
d)
when heat transfers from objects that are touching
5.
What kind of heat transfer is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
6.
Water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
7.
Heat rises.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Cold air sinks
a)
false
b)
true
9.
Heat is energy.
a)
false
b)
true
10.
Heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
11.
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.
12.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
13.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
14.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
15.
Is metal a Conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
16.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
17.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
18.
What is NOT an example of an insulator in the kitchen?
a)
An oven mitt
b)
Pots and pans
c)
A wooden spoon
d)
A plastic measuring cup
19.
 A metal spoon that gets warm when used to stir hot soup is an example of:
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
20.
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.
21.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
22.
The warm air from this heater creates a current when the warm air rises and the cold air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
If two objects have reached the same temperature they have reached:
a)
a melting point.
b)
a boiling point.
c)
thermal equilibrium.
d)
specific heat.
24.
All matter is made of _____ that are constantly moving.
a)
insulators
b)
particles
c)
convection
d)
pieces of plastic
25.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________. 
a)
temperature
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
heat 
26.
What state of matter has the slowest moving particles?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
27.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
28.
Which substance is the gas?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
29.
Which object has more thermal energy?
a)
Lit Match
b)
Ice Swan
30.
What happens to the density of a substance when it's temperature increases?  For instance air... What happens to air when it gets warmer?
a)
The particles move closer together and become more dense
b)
The particles spread out and become less dense
31.
True or False: No heat is transferred if two objects are the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
True or False: An insulator is a type of material that allows heat to escape from an object quickly.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
What are the three types of energy transfer?
a)
Conduction, Convection and Radiation
b)
Radiation, Microwaves, Convection
c)
Conduction, Convection, convection currents
d)
Radiation, Gamma Rays, X rays
34.
°C = .56 (°F -32)
104°F = ?°C
a)
40°C
b)
20°C
c)
10°C
d)
0°C
35.
°F = (1.8 x °C) + 32
7°C = ?°F
a)
55°F
b)
45°F
c)
35°F
d)
15°F