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Radiant, Convection, and Conduction Energy

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Solar panels change energy from .

a)

Chemical to thermal

b)

Potential to mechanical

c)

Radiant to electrical

d)

Kinetic to chemical

2.

1. Sources of radiant energy include .

a)

Running, a potato, and gasoline

b)

A microwave, fire, and water vapor

c)

People, coal, and a blender

d)

Stars, the Sun, and a lamp

3.

energy is transferred through electromagnetic waves.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Radiant

c)

Thermal

d)

Potential

4.

Examples of radiant energy include:

a)

The Sun & a light bulb

b)

A candle & a match

c)

Coal & a fan

d)

Wood & fireplace

5.

Heat always travels from...

a)

Warm to cool

b)

Cool to warm

c)

Warm to warm

d)

Cool to cool

6.

A hot air balloon rising is an example of ...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

connection

7.

A snowman melting in the sun

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

8.

Eggs cooking in a frying pan

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

9.

A blow dryer uses __________ to dry your hair.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

connection

10.

Thermal energy that is transferred from one substance to another.

a)

heat

b)

temperature

c)

thermal energy

d)

radiation

11.

Warming up near a campfire is an example of ...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

connection

12.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
13.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
14.
Heat energy is also called
a)
electrical energy
b)
chemical energy
c)
light energy
d)
thermal energy
15.
What is an example of Radiant energy?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Burning Logs
c)
Vibrations
d)
Gravitational potential
16.
Thermal energy is...
a)
burning logs
b)
turning on a fan
c)
sun energy
d)
splitting of nuclei
17.

What is the solar angle in summer compared to the angle in winter?

a)

The angle is lower in the summer than the winter

b)

The angle is higher in the summer than in the winter

c)

The angles are the same

18.

Why in summer do we experience more heat?

a)

The solar angles are more direct, because we are tilted toward the sun, causing more energy and warming the Earth. This is why temperatures rise and it is hotter.

b)

The solar angle is less direct, because we are tilted away from the Earth, causing more energy to the Earth and warming it up.

c)

We are closer to Sun

19.

The higher the solar angle means

a)

The lower the temperature (Lower energy concentration)

b)

The higher the temperature (higher energy concentration)

c)

The sun is closer to the Earth

d)

Earth is tilted away from the Sun

20.

Which location is receiving the greatest solar angle?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

Which location is receiving the least intense energy concentration (solar radiation)?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A & C

22.

The higher the latitude (further north from the Equator), the

a)

Higher the temperature

b)

Lower the temperature

c)

More direct sunlight

d)

Higher the solar angle

23.
The angle at which light from the Sun strikes the surface of Earth... 
a)
ray
b)
solar angle
c)
wave 
d)
latitude
24.

During a day, when do we experience the highest solar angle from the sun?

a)

Sunrise

b)

Sun set

c)

Mid-day

d)

Midnight

25.
Sand and water receives the same amount of radiant energy, which will happen?
a)
The temperature of the water will not change
b)
The temperature of both will increase the same
c)
The temp of the sand will go up faster than the water
d)
The water will go up faster than the sand
26.
The higher the solar angle means
a)
The lower the temperature
b)
The higher the temperature
c)
The sun is closer to the Earth
d)
Earth is tilted away from the Sun
27.
Climate is
a)
Weather that is occurring right now
b)
Rain, snow, sleet or hail
c)
Tides and wind
d)
Weather over a period of time
28.
When particles absorb radiant energy, what happens?
a)
There is more space because they are moving faster
b)
There is less space because they slow down
c)
The particles get smaller
29.
In winter, we receive less solar radiation because
a)
Earth is tilted towards the Sun
b)
Earth is tilted away from the Sun
c)
Earth is farther away from the Sun
30.
Which location is receiving the greatest solar angle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
31.
Which location will receive the least amount of daylight hours?
a)
A & B
b)
A
c)
B
d)
C
32.
Which location has the least intense solar radiation?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A & C
33.
What season is it in location A? 
a)
Summer
b)
Winter 
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
34.
The higher the latitude, the
a)
Higher the temperature
b)
Lower the temperature
c)
More direct sunlight
d)
Higher the solar angle
35.
What could we conclude about a location that is 1° N Latitude?
a)
It is near the poles
b)
It is near the Equator
c)
It is near the Prime Meridian
d)
It is in the United States
36.
What is the source of radiant energy that hits Earth?
a)
Earth's Atmosphere
b)
The Moon
c)
Mars
d)
Sun
37.
What allows air to heat up and rise?
a)
Cooling its temperature
b)
Changing its composition
c)
Changing its Density
d)
Insulators
38.
A scientist who studies climate...
a)
climatology
b)
climatologist
c)
evidence
d)
heat
39.
To soak up...
a)
ray
b)
solar angle
c)
heat
d)
absorb
40.
Observable evidence of energy...
a)
absorb
b)
heat
c)
latitude
d)
ray
41.
Energy that travels through air and space...
a)
radiant energy
b)
convection
c)
wave 
d)
ray
42.
 The form in which radiant energy travels through space and air...
a)
ray
b)
wave
c)
heat
d)
solar angle
43.
 The study of a region's climate over 30 or more years... 
a)
climatology
b)
climatologist
c)
evidence
d)
radiation 
44.
 Energy that is radiated or transmitted through space in the form of rays, waves, or particles
a)
radiation
b)
radiant energy
c)
wave
d)
heat
45.
A thin beam or line of radiant energy....
a)
absorb
b)
heat
c)
ray
d)
wave
46.
Data used to support claims...
a)
differential heating
b)
evidence
c)
heat
d)
radiation
47.
The concept that different materials heat up at different rates...
a)
differential heating
b)
evidence
c)
wave
d)
solar angle
48.
The distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees...
a)
heat
b)
latitude
c)
differential heating
d)
radiant energy
49.
As air heats up, it becomes?
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
c)
No change
50.
If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the cooler object to the warmer one.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy ___________.
a)
in the form of electromagnetic waves such as infrared radiation without the aid of a medium
b)
through a medium without any flow of the medium
c)
by means of convection currents in a fluid (liquid or gas), due to a difference in density
d)
None of the above
52.
Which phase is the best conductor of heat?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
53.
Which material is the best conductor of heat?
a)
Wood
b)
Plastic
c)
Glass
d)
Steel
54.
Heat transfer by conduction occurs when...
a)
particles bump into each other
b)
large numbers of atoms move from place to place
c)
atoms give off heat in the form of electromagnetic waves
d)
electromagnetic waves travel from place to place through a vacuum
55.
Which of the following is an application of conduction?
a)
Thermal energy from the Sun to Earth
b)
Pots having metals bodies and plastic handles
c)
Vacuum flasks having silver bodies
d)
Air conditioners cooling down a room
56.
The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.
a)
insulation.
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
57.
In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.
a)
Hotter to colder
b)
Colder to hotter
c)
Hotter to hotter
d)
Colder to colder
58.
The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
59.
___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
60.
Which statement is true?
a)
The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.
b)
The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.
c)
The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is
d)
The movement on molecule don�t affect its temperature
61.
Two objects at different temperatures are in contact. Which of the following happens to their thermal energy?
a)
Their thermal energies remain the same.
b)
Thermal energy passes from the cooler object to the warmer object
c)
Thermal energy passes from the warmer object to the cooler object.
d)
Thermal energy passes back and forth equally between the two objects.
62.
Heat from warm sand at the beach moves through the atmosphere by what method of heat transfer?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
63.
When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
64.
The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
65.
Which of the following is NOT a conductor?
a)
oven mitt
b)
curling iron
c)
iron skillet
d)
copper pipe
66.
A large house being heated by heater warms a house when the air is circulating.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
67.
Which statement is true about radiation?
a)
Radiation is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
b)
Radiation is the transfer of heat through direct contact.
c)
Radiation is more dangerous than conduction.
d)
Radiation is the transfer of heat through liquids and gases
68.
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
69.
Which situation best represents conduction?
a)
Heat from a campfire
b)
A hot air balloon taking off
c)
Touching a hot piece of metal
d)
Getting sunburned
70.
Which situation best represents conduction?
a)
Heat from a campfire
b)
A hot air balloon taking off
c)
Touching a hot piece of metal
d)
Getting sunburned
71.
How much energy radiated by the sun reaches Earth?
a)
about 80%
b)
about two-billionths
c)
about 50%
d)
about one one-hundredth

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