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Heat and Light

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is heat?

a)

The transfer of thermal energy

b)

The movement of electromagnetic waves

c)

The amount of thermal energy

2.

What is temperature?

a)

The transmission of thermal energy

b)

The amount of thermal energy in an object

3.

Heat travels through a gas ot through a liquid by...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

4.

Materials that transfer thermal energy easily are called...

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

5.

Particles aren´t needed for the transfer of energy in __________ Heat is transferred by electromagnetic waves.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

6.

Metal is a good example of...

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

7.

When a liquid is heated, it changes into a gas. That is called...

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Solidification

8.

When a liquid cools down, it changes into a solid. That is called...

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Solidification

9.

Thermal energy causes materials to expand. That is ...

a)

An effect of heat

b)

Change in state

c)

How heat travels

10.

When a gas cools down, it changes into a liquid. That is called...

a)

Melting

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Solidification

11.

Light travels...

a)

from one place to another transferring heat

b)

in the form of mechanical energy

c)

in straight lines

12.

An ________ object blocks the light partially.

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

13.

An ________ object blocks the light completely.

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

14.

Baking paper or curtains are examples of ...

a)

Translucent object

b)

Opaque objects

c)

Transparent objects

15.

A shadow is formed when...

a)

the straight lines of ligt travel everywhere

b)

light is blocked by an object

c)

the waves of light travel very fast

16.

__________ occurs when light energy bounces off a surface and changes direction.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

17.

What happens to light as it passes through water?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

18.

Which are the two main laws of light?

a)

Reflection and colors

b)

Refraction and reflection

c)

Refraction and white light

19.

Light is...

a)

A Natural source

b)

A form of thermal energy

c)

A form of radiant energy that is transferred through radiation.

20.

A rainbow is formed mainly by...

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

White light