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Conduction Melting Thermal Energy

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of heat transfer is shown?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

stir frying

2.

Which type of heat transfer is shown?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

ironing

3.

What type of heat transfer is shown here?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

sun shining

4.
What do you call the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid?
a)
Melting Point
b)
Boiling Point
c)
Freezing Point
d)
Solid Point
5.
As the thermal energy of a substance increases, its particles spread out and the substance expands.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The particles of a gas move ____than the particles of the same substance in the liquid or solid state.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
same speed
7.
The change of state from a solid to a liquid is called ______.
a)
Freezing
b)
Boiling
c)
Melting
8.

What is the freezing point of water on the celsius scale?

a)

0

b)

32

c)

100

d)

-100

9.

You probably use the term heat many times a day. As an example, when you cook dinner, you heat your dinner on a hot stove. When you place a piece of cool metal in the sun, it is heated by the sun’s energy. Why is heat the correct term to use in these examples?

a)

They show that when objects are touching, they are the same temperature.

b)

They show that heat flows from something warmer to something cooler.

c)

They indicate that heat is created to raise the termperature of something.

d)

They indicate that the kinetic energy of the particles decreases when something is heated.

10.

Click the statement that is true.

a)

Thermal energy transfers from the cooler object to the warmer object.

b)

Thermal energy transfers from the warmer object to the cooler object.

c)

Thermal energy does not transfer at all.

11.

What is an example of a good insulator?

a)

wood

b)

copper wiring

c)

water

d)

floor tiles

12.

True or false? Conduction involves DIRECT CONTACT between two objects?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is not an example of thermal expansion

a)

A hot air balloon rising in the air

b)

A hot side walk on a summer day

c)

A bag of popcorn cooking in the microwave

d)

A hot dog cooking on a grill

14.

What does "the law of conservation of energy" mean?

a)

Energy can be created

b)

Energy cannot be created but can be destroyed.

c)

Energy can be destroyed and created.

d)

Energy can never be created or destroyed.