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Heat Transfer Test Study Guide

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Matter can be found in _____________ different states.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

2.

Thermal energy affects the movement of particles in matter.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Kinetic energy is the energy of ___________.

a)

motion

b)

gravity

c)

light

d)

the sun

4.

Particles of matter move the fastest in the phase of ______?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

5.

Water can be found in what states?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

all of the above

6.

You pick up a can of soda off the countertop. The countertop underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter. Which explanation do you think is best for why this is so?

a)

Some of the heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda.

b)

The cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter.

c)

There is no heat energy left in the counter beneath the can.

d)

Gravity

7.

Thermal energy moves

a)

from lower to higher places

b)

from dark to light

c)

down with gravity

d)

from hotter to colder places

8.

Heat transfers ______________ different ways.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

The more matter an object or region has, the more thermal energy is required to change the temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Energy can be destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Warm air rising through the atmosphere represents what kind of thermal energy?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

contraction

13.

What material would Sam use to engineer a cup that will keep liquid hot?

a)

an expensive material like waxed paper

b)

a good insulator

c)

a good conductor

d)

gold or silver

14.

What is temperature?

a)

measure of the partial kinetic energy

b)

measure of the total kinetic energy

c)

measure of the average kinetic energy

d)

how much something makes you sweat

15.

Temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas is called

a)

boiling point

b)

freezing point

c)

melting point

d)

condensation point

16.

Which has MORE thermal energy?

a)

an iceberg

b)

a match

c)

a candle

d)

a cup of soup

17.

Matter must

a)

have weight and mass

b)

have volume (take up space)

c)

be made of particles

d)

all of the above

18.

if the particles in an object begin to move more quickly, their average kinetic energy ________ and the object's temperature __________.

a)

increases, falls

b)

increases, rises

c)

decreases, falls

d)

decreases, rises

19.

The amount of thermal energy needed to change the temperature of a substance depends on the amount of the substance.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which item below would take the most energy to change its temperature?

a)

1 gram of gold

b)

2 grams of gold

c)

3 grams of gold

d)

All of the above

21.

Molecules and atoms are most spread out in which state of matter?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

They are the same in all phases.

22.

What will happen if you heat a liquid to a high temperature?

a)

It will become a solid.

b)

It will become a gas.

c)

It will freeze.

23.

If thermal energy is transferred to a solid, _____.

a)

the particles will start to vibrate and move faster.

b)

the temperature of the material will increase.

c)

the solid may change to a liquid or a gas.

d)

all of the above.

24.

Temperature is

a)

the average kinetic energy of a substance

b)

the total kinetic energy of a substance

25.

Thermal energy is

a)

the average kinetic energy of a substance

b)

the total kinetic energy of a substance

26.

Most metals are good

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

c)

food

d)

investments

27.

The sun warms the Earth's surface through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

none of the above

28.

As water in a freezer turns to ice,

a)

the freezer absorbs heat from the water

b)

the water absorbs energy from the air in the freezer

c)

the water absorbs the coldness from the air in the freezer

29.

Ice to water is a phase change of

a)

gas to a solid

b)

liquid to a solid

c)

solid to a liquid

d)

liquid to a gas

30.

The sun warming your skin is an example of thermal energy transfer through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

sun burn

31.

A 16 ounce cup of ice has

a)

no energy

b)

more energy than a 16 ounce cup of liquid water

c)

less energy than a 16 ounce cup of liquid water

32.

As liquid water is in the process of turning into gas by vaporization, what happens to its temperature?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

33.

When placed directly in sunlight, which object will absorb the most radiation?

a)

a black sweater

b)

a snowball

c)

a white sweater

34.

An aluminum plate and a plastic plate have been in the freezer all night long. When you remove them the next morning, _____.

a)

the plastic plate will have a lower temperature

b)

the plastic plate will have a higher temperature

c)

the plates will have the same temperature

35.

If a plastic block and a metal block are at the same temperature, why does the metal block feel colder?

a)

The metal block causes a chemical change.

b)

The metal block is a better conductor of heat.

c)

The plastic block is a better conductor of heat.

36.

Heat travels from

a)

hot to cold

b)

cold to hot

c)

either way

37.

Which of the following allows thermal energy to flow transfer the quickest?

a)

conduction between two plastic objects

b)

convection in the water

c)

radiation from the sun

38.

Which of the following in the best insulator?

a)

a vacuum

b)

a piece of copper

c)

a metal rod

39.

What state of matter is salt?

a)

gas

b)

solid

c)

liquid

40.

What state of matter doesn't take the shape of it's container?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

Montana