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Heat and Heat Transfer

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The energy of moving particles
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
school
d)
temperature
2.
Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy 
3.
An instrument used to measure heat
a)
Thermometer 
b)
Fahrenheit 
c)
Celsius 
d)
Cold 
4.
Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily 
a)
Friction
b)
Conductor
c)
Insulator
d)
Magnet
5.
The movement of energy by waves 
a)
Wave
b)
Solar Energy
c)
Heat Waves 
d)
Radiation 
6.
Energy from the sun
a)
Solar Energy 
b)
The Sun
c)
Heat 
d)
Miss Hightower
7.
A force that occurs when one object rubs against another object
a)
Heat 
b)
Friction
c)
Solar Things
d)
Polar Eclipse 
8.
The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects 
a)
Ice Cold
b)
Heater
c)
Heat
d)
Convection 
9.
The way in which heat moves through liquids and gases 
a)
convection 
b)
conduction 
c)
conductor
d)
radiator 
10.
Any material that allows heat to move through it easily 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
11.
The movement of heat within a solid or from one solid to another 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
heat
d)
conductor
12.
When Water Turns into gas it is called?
a)
Water Vapor
b)
Darth Vapor
c)
Melts
13.
Water will _________ when it gets cold enough, changing it from a LIQUID to a SOLID
a)
Melt
b)
Freeze
c)
Boil
14.
When a SOLID changes to a LIQUID, it
a)
Freezes
b)
Boils
c)
Melts
15.
When water is heated and CHANGES INTO A GAS it___________ 
a)
Boils
b)
Evaporates
c)
insulates
16.
Which color absorbs the most light ?
a)
Light Blue
b)
White
c)
Black
17.
When an object is heated, it)_______
a)
Drops in temperature
b)
Gains Energy
c)
Its particles slow down
18.
Heat always goes from a ____ Temperature to a _____ temperature
a)
Warm to cold
b)
Cold to warm
19.
Which of these has the slowest moving particles
a)
Ice
b)
Lava
c)
Gas
20.
What are the the 3 states of matter?
a)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
b)
Gas, Gas, chaha
c)
Ice, Lava, Sunlight
d)
Emrys, Freya, Yukikawa
21.
Building A is lined with insulation. building B is not insulated. Which statement is true in winter?
a)
Heat moves more easily out of Building B.
b)
Heat stays longer in Building B.
c)
Building A is warmer than Building B.
d)
Building A is colder than Building B.
22.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
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
24.
"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.
Copper transfers heat to the pan by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
28.
The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
29.
A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
31.
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
32.
Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
33.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
34.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
35.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
36.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
37.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
38.
You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
39.
You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of _?_ from the lamp.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
40.
Your best friend has a bunk bed. You move from the bottom bunk to the top bunk and notice that the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
41.

You are in science class and want to see if the hot plates were used recently. You place your hand near the side of the hot plate. Without touching the hot plate, your hand feels warmer. Heat is transferred to your hand by _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

42.
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
43.
Which will most likely occur when raw egg is placed on black pavement on a hot, summer day?
a)
The pavement will conduct the heat and cook the egg.
b)
The egg will reflect the heat and make the pavement hotter underneath.
c)
The egg will absorb the heat  and leave the pavement hotter underneath.
d)
The pavement will absorb the heat from the egg, and the egg will stay raw.
44.
Jordan places a hot spoon into a container of ice cream. How does this help him scoop  out the ice cream? 
a)
The coolness from the ice cream is conducted to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
b)
The coolness from the ice cream is radiated to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
c)
The warmth of the spoon is conducted to the ice cream  making it easier to scoop out.
d)
The warmth of the spoon is radiated  to the ice cream making it easier to scoop out.
45.
Which describes what can happen as a result of radiation?
a)
 A piece of wood burns in a fire.
b)
A shirt is hot after having been  ironed.
c)
A can of soup is heated in a pot on a stove.
d)
A car’s inside temperature rises  to over 100 degrees on a sunny day.