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Heat Transfer

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
2.
What is a substance that does NOT conduct heat well?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Convector
d)
Radiator
3.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
4.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
6.
A toaster toasting bread is an example of 
a)
condensation
b)

conduction

c)
convection
d)
radiation
7.
A microwave oven uses which of the following to heat foods.
a)
Microwave elves
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Conduction
8.
In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
You lay on the same hot rock at night and keep warm from the rock by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.
A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
11.

Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?

a)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

b)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

c)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

d)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

12.

Which shows an example of convection?

a)

Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

b)

Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.

c)

Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.

d)

Ben holds the end of a metal rod in a fire to cook hot dogs.

13.

Which is an example of radiated heat for cooking?

a)

cooking a pot of soup

b)

scrambling eggs on the stove

c)

grilling hot dogs over a campfire

d)

frying hamburgers in a frying pan

14.

Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?

a)

glass

b)

copper

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

15.

Which is an example of radiation?

a)

boiling a pot of noodles for dinner

b)

getting hot from lying in the sun

c)

feeling warm while taking a shower

d)

burning yourself after touching a hot plate

16.

Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

a)

The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.

b)

Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.

c)

Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.

d)

Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

17.

Which is the best example of conduction?

a)

boiling a pot of water

b)

feeling heat from a fireplace

c)

a hot air balloon rising and falling

d)

touching a hot handle and getting burned

18.

Which best describes the transfer of heat due to the movement of gases and liquids?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

19.

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person's hand

c)

a pot of water on a stove boiling

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

20.

Which best explains why metal is a good material to make frying pans?

a)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

b)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

c)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

d)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

21.

How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?

a)

radiation

b)

solar wind

c)

conduction

d)

convection

22.

Which would most likely turn gas into a liquid?

a)

cooling

b)

boiling

c)

warming

d)

freezing

23.

Sarah is stirring her hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and she notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

24.

Ice cubes are placed in a glass of water that is at room temperature. Which statement best describes the temperature of the water after 10 minutes?

a)

The temperature decreases because some of the water's heat is lost to the ice.

b)

The temperature decreases because some of the ice's heat is lost to the water.

c)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the water is absorbed by the ice.

d)

The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the ice is absorbed by the water.

25.

A piece of cheese that melts as heat is transferred from the meat to the cheese is an example of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

26.

Taking a hot air balloon ride is an example of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

27.

True or False

Heat transfer is the transfer of heat from cooler objects to warmer objects.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Convection is how heat transfers through...

a)

Fluids

b)

Direct Contact

c)

Empty Space

29.

What is the measure of how hot or cold something is?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal Energy

30.

What is something that prevents heat, electricity, sound, light...to pass through it?

a)

insulator

b)

conduction

c)

heat transfer

d)

conductor