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WorksheetsHeat Transfer and Specific Heat Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
How does heat (thermal energy) flow?
Always from cold to warm
Always from warm to cold
Both warm to cold & cold to warm
It depends on the temperature
What is the equation for specific heat capacity?
Q=mc∆t
Q=mc
Q= ∆mct
m=QC
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy. Using the chart, which material would have the LARGEST change in temperature and heat up the fastest?
Copper
Carbon Steel
Zinc
Stainless Steel
The arrows in the picture below show several ways heat is transferred from the Sun as it strikes sand on the surface of a beach. Which arrow shows convection?
1
2
3
4
If you walk barefoot on hot asphalt, energy is transferred by which process?
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Reflection
Vivian placed an ice cube in a tray of warm water. The following picture shows her investigation. Which statement describes the energy transfer that happens in Vivian’s investigation?
Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the ice cube to the water by radiation.
Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the water to the ice cube by radiation.
Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the ice cube to the water by conduction.
Energy in the form of heat is transferred from the water to the ice cube by conduction
Kumar is studying how Earth is warmed by sunlight. The following illustration shows his model of the sun and Earth.
Which process is mostly responsible for warming the soil in Kumar’s model?
Conduction between the lamp and the soil causes the soil to warm.
Convection currents between the lamp and the soil cause the soil to warm.
Expansion of particles in the soil causes the soil to warm.
Radiation from the lamp reaches the soil and causes the soil to warm.
Boiling Water
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Microwaving Food
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
