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Types of Heat Transfer

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does heat move?

a)

from a warmer to a cooler object

b)

from a cooler to a warmer object

c)

toward a hot object

d)

away from a cold object

2.

How is energy from the Sun transferred?

a)

by radiation

b)

by conduction

c)

by convection

d)

by the force of gravity

3.

__________ is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

4.

When you heat up an object, the particles in the object move _________.

a)

faster

b)

the same speed

c)

slower

5.

Cold water has ______________ density than warm water.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

6.

When you touch hot sand, heat is transferred by _________ to your skin.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

7.

_____________, convection, and conduction are the three types of heat transfer.

a)

Conveyance

b)

Radiation

c)

Translocation

8.

The Sun's heat reaches the Earth through the vacuum of space.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

none of these

9.

A toaster oven heats the air inside, creating cycles of hot air that warm food.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

none of these

10.

You touch a warm light bulb and it burns you.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

none of these

11.

Two fluids, one warm and one cold, mix. The warm fluid rises and the cool fluid sinks

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

none of these

12.

A material that stops the transfer of heat is called a(n)

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

radiometer

d)

transfer

13.

A material that allows heat transfer by the heat passing through it is called a(n)

a)

insulator

b)

radiometer

c)

transport

d)

conductor

14.

Materials made of liquids or gases that can easily change their location.

a)

fuel

b)

conductors

c)

fluids

d)

insulators

15.

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is called

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

16.

The type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids such as warm air rising and cold air sinking.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

17.

Which is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

condensation

18.

People sitting around a campfire are able to feel the heat from the fire. How are the people able to feel the heat from the fire without touching the fire?

a)

The heat from the fire travels through the ground and heats the ground around the people.

b)

The heat from the fire is conducted through air molecules to the people.

c)

The heat from the fire rises in the air and then settles around the people.

d)

The heat from the fire radiates from the fire to the people.

19.

Bill stands in a swimming pool and notices that the water around his feet is a lot cooler than the water near the surface. Which process causes this difference in temperature?

a)

convection

b)

evaportaion

c)

radiation

d)

conduction

20.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
21.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
 hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
22.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
 hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
23.
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.
24.

What is true of two objects when heat is passed between them?

a)

They are both hot.

b)

They are both large.

c)

They are at different temperatures.

d)

They have a lot of energy.

25.

If the temperature of each object is the same, which has the most thermal energy?

a)

a small pan of water

b)

a large bowl of water

c)

a bathtub full of water

d)

a small cup of water

26.

Which situation best represents convection?

a)

heat from a campfire

b)

a hot air balloon taking off

c)

touching a hot piece of metal

d)

getting sunburned

27.

The circular movement of heated liquids or gases due to density differences is called a(an)____.

a)

infrared wave

b)

convection current

c)

conductor

d)

insulator

28.

How do currents transfer heat in the ocean?

a)

by radiation

b)

by convection

c)

by conduction

d)

by evaporation

29.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
What  is the original source of most of the energy that people use?
a)
By radiation from the Sun.
b)
By convection from the Sun.
c)
By radiation from the Earth's core.
d)
Conduction from Earth's core.