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Thermal Energy

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator of heat
2.
Which material is the best conductor of heat?
a)
glass
b)
styrofoam
c)
metal
d)
wood
3.

What is the intended purpose of a camp fire?

a)

chemical and sound energy

b)

heat and light energy

c)

electrical and mechanical energy

d)

sound and magnetic energy

4.
What materials would be good insulators for a handle on a pan or pot that would be used on the stove?
a)
wood or plastic
b)
metal or rubber
c)
wood or rubber
d)
copper or steel
5.
Heat moves easily through materials called ____
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
6.
We measure ______ with Celsius or Fahrenheit degrees.
a)
Temperature
b)
Thermometer
c)
Barometer
7.

Odessa rubs her hands together quickly; she notices they get warm. What type of energy is this?

a)

electrical energy

b)

light energy

c)

sound energy

d)

heat energy

8.
TRUE or FALSE?  Frying pans made for cooking are made of metal because metals are good CONDUCTORS of heat energy.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

What is the intended purpose of a heat lamp at a fast food restaurant?

a)

To help staff see where the food is

b)

To let customers choose their food

c)

To use electricity

d)

To keep food warm

10.

Which type of heat transfer is shown?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

stir frying

11.

What type of heat transfer is shown here?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

sun shining

12.

What type of heat transfer is shown?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

bonfire

13.

If a door was left open between the bedroom (74 degrees) and the living room (68 degrees), what would likely happen to the temperatures after several hours?

a)

nothing, they would not change

b)

both rooms would become hotter 

c)

both room would become colder

d)

the bedroom temp. would lower and the living room temp. would rise

14.

After holding an ice pack against his skin for 20 minutes, the man notices the ice pack is melting. Why is this happening?

a)

radiation - the ice pack is now all melted

b)

conduction - body heat transferred to the cold ice pack

c)

convection - the water in the ice pack flowed in a circle pattern

d)

conduction - heat came from the bigger object to the smaller

15.

If an insulator is doing it's job well, the temperature of an object over time should...

a)

rise slowly

b)

lower quickly

c)

show very little change

d)

rise quickly

16.

Kinetic Energy is the energy of _________

a)

thermal

b)

movement

c)

potential

d)

atoms

17.

All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly moving

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

a)

total potential

b)

average potential

c)

average kinetic

d)

total kinetic

19.

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

potato

20.

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

a)

lower potential energy

b)

lower number of atoms

c)

higher thermal energy

d)

higher temperature

21.

Temperature is a way we ____________ energy

a)

eat

b)

measure

c)

gain

d)

lose

22.

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

a)

lower; particles are moving around less

b)

lower; particles are moving around more

c)

higher; particles are moving around the same

d)

higher; particles do not move

23.

Potential energy is the _________

a)

energy of movement

b)

same as kinetic energy

c)

stored energy inside of something

d)

potato

24.

Temperature always measures the ___________ movement of molecules

a)

median

b)

mode

c)

total

d)

average

25.

Energy is the ability to do __________

a)

bonds

b)

work

c)

atoms

d)

molecules

26.
Heat transfer in boiling water.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
27.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation 
28.
Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?
a)
Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
b)
Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
c)
Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.
29.
Conduction can only occur between two objects when –
a)
one object is less dense than the other.
b)
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
c)
one of the objects is made of a metal.
d)
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
30.
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
31.
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
32.

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

a)

The hottest object to the coolest object.

b)

The coolest object to the hottest object.

c)

The solid object to the liquid object.

d)

The liquid object to the solid object.

33.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
34.
Radiation is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
35.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
36.
Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy 
37.
Andy stirred a hot drink in a styrofoam cup with a  metal spoon.  In what order did the thermal energy reach Andy's hand?
a)
cup-hot chocolate-hand
b)
hand-spoon-hot chocolate
c)
hot chocolate-spoon-hand
d)
hot chocolate-spoon-hand-cup
38.

What is the original source of the most of the energy that people use?

a)

By radiation from the sun.

b)

By convection from the sun.

c)

By radiation from the Earth's core.

d)

Conduction from Earth's core.

39.

When choosing materials to build a fireplace, why is brick a better choice than metal?

a)

Brick is a conductor.

b)

Brick is heat resistant.

c)

Metal is a conductor.

d)

Meat is heat resistant.

40.

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

41.

This is the transfer of thermal energy through "space".

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

spaceship