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WorksheetsHeat Transfer
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
2.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
d)
The water warms up due to the humidity
4.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
The baby chickens that are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer:
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
6.
Conduction occurs in...
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
7.
Heat would best be transferred by conduction between
a)
a candle and the air.
b)
an oven and a glass dish.
c)
a stove and a copper pot.
d)
water and a wooden spoon
8.
Carole owns a two story house with a heating and cooling unit on each floor. In the winter she mostly uses the downstairs unit because the volume of warm air __________ and __________ warming the whole house through __________.
a)
expands, rises, convection
b)
expands, sinks, conduction
c)
contracts, rises, conversion
d)
contracts, sinks, contraption
9.
Why does food wrapped in aluminum foil keep warm for a long time?
a)
Aluminum foil is an insulator and prevents heat loss by conduction.
b)
Aluminum foil forms an air-tight seal and prevents heat loss by convection.
c)
The silver surface of the foil reflects heat in and prevents heat loss by radiation.
d)
The silver surface of the foil absorbs heat from the surroundings and keeps the food warm.
10.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
11.
A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
12.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
13.
Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.
Copper transfers heat to the pan by
Copper transfers heat to the pan by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
14.
In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
18.
You lay on the same hot rock at night and keep warm from the rock by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
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.
21.
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
22.
you get sunburned because of _______
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
24.
heat is energy
a)
false
b)
true
25.
heat energy traveling in waves through space is an example of _____
a)
convection
b)
density
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
26.
Heat rises
a)
true
b)
false
27.
water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
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