WorksheetsPractice Semester 1
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
The process by which hot and cold air are transferred in the atmosphere is
conduction.
convection.
insulation.
radiation.
Microwave ovens heat food through the process of
conduction.
convection
radiation.
stratification
What is the main method of heat transfer from the core to the crust of Earth?
conduction
convection
insulation
radiation
Heat is transferred from the heating element to the pot to the boiling water. What is the MOST likely method of heat transfer?
circulation
conduction
convection
radiation
Peter's mom is cooking brownies in a pan in the oven. Which pan should she choose if she wants the pan that will heat up and cool the quickest?
metal pan
glass pan
ceramic pan
plastic pan
Which observation would be evidence that heat was transferred by radiation?
A person feels colder when the wind is blowing.
A pan on a stove heats up the food placed in it.
Warm air in the kitchen rises to the second floor of the house.
A car with the windows rolled up gets very hot on a summer day.
Conduction is the process in which
there is no medium required for heat transfer.
cold air displaces warmer air and causes air circulation.
the collisions of molecules within a substance transfer heat energy.
air flows from one location in the atmosphere to another helping to transfer heat energy.
What wavelength of light is reflected from a red shirt?
red
green
white
all but red
As wavelength shrinks on the electromagnetic spectrum, the frequency...
Increases
Decreases
Stays the same
Disappears
This type of wave does not need to travel through a medium. Instead, it travels through a vacuum.
Transverse
Electromagnetic
Longitudinal
What is the color of visible light determined by?
Amplitude
Speed
Frequency
Sound
Which electromagnetic radiation has the greatest frequency?
Radio waves
Visibile light
Infrared
X-rays
