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HEAT: Heat transfer 4

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When things are hot molecules are moving...

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

They are not moving

d)

They are moving by not fast or slow

2.
When things are cold molecules are moving...
a)
Fast
b)
Slow
c)
They are not moving
d)
They are moving by not fast or slow
3.

Heat that is transferred because of touching is called...

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Reflection

4.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
5.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
6.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
7.
A toaster toasting bread is an example of 
a)
condensation
b)
conductio
c)
convection
d)
radiation
8.

Sam placed a glass of water in the refrigerator. After about an hour he took it out and found it to be colder.

What is the most likely thing that happened?

a)

the cold that was in the refrigerator transferred into the water

b)

the particles in the water started to move faster

c)

the cold from the refrigerator radiated into the glass

d)

the heat that was in the water transferred out into the refrigerator

9.

Freddie is drinking a cold glass of Kool-Aid in the sun on a hot day. He puts the glass down in the sun and the glass begins to warm.

What is happening to the small particles that make up Kool Aid? They. . .

a)

contract

b)

slow down

c)

move faster

d)

disappear

10.

If you put a glass of water in the freezer, why did the water freeze?

a)

The cold radiation from the freezer made the water colder.

b)

The cold from the freezer flowed into the glass of water.

c)

The heat moved from the glass of water to the freezer.

d)

The cold particles touched the glass and transferred cold to the water.

11.
What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
12.
Warm water from the ocean moves to the north while cool waters moves to the south. This is an example of.. 
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
13.
When the temperature of matter decreases the particles ...
a)
speed up and move farther apart
b)
speed up and move closer together
c)
slow down and move farther apart
d)
slow down and move closer together
14.
You're holding hands with your best friend.  Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold.  After a few minutes, this has changed.  How might you explain what happened?
a)
The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.
b)
The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction. 
c)
The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.
d)
The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.
15.

What is thermal equilibrium?

a)

The transfer of heat through the movement of molecules due to density differences.

b)

The point when substances have reached the same temperature.

c)

The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

d)

The measurement that compares the amount of mass an object has to its volume.

16.

What is convection?

a)

The transfer of heat through the movement of molecules due to density differences.

b)

The transfer of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves.

d)

The transfer of heat through molecular contact.