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Heat and Temperature Study Guide

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transfer of kinetic energy from one medium or object to another.

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

2.

The capacity or power to do work.

a)

Temperature

b)

Transfer

c)

Energy

d)

Radiation

3.

The total energy generated and measured by heat due to the movement of particles within the a mass.

a)

Convection

b)

Temperature

c)

Conduction

d)

Thermal Energy

4.

An average measure of the warmth or coldness of an object.

a)

Heat

b)

Energy

c)

Temperature

d)

Transfer

5.

To move or pass from one to another.

a)

Transfer

b)

Heat

c)

Energy

d)

Temperature

6.

The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a medium.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Energy

7.

Movement caused from hotter and less dense material rising and colder more dense material sinking and transferring heat.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

energy

8.

The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or moving subatomic particles.

a)

Radiation

b)

conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Temperature

9.

Which of the following would have the MOST thermal energy?

a)

A 15 gram ice cube.

b)

A 50 gram cup of coffee.

c)

A 25 gram spoon sitting on the counter.

d)

A 250 gram pot of boiling water.

10.

Which of the following would heat up faster?

a)

A cup of water.

b)

A sink full of water.

c)

A bathtub full of water.

d)

A swimming pool of water

11.

Which of the following would lose heat the fastest?

a)

150 grams of water

b)

100 grams of water

c)

75 grams of water

d)

50 grams of water

12.

If two objects have the same MASS, how do we decide which one has the MOST thermal energy?

a)

The one with the highest number of atoms.

b)

The one with the lowest temperature.

c)

The one with the highest temperature.

d)

The one with the least number of atoms.

13.

How does heat move?

a)

Heat always moves from the cooler substance to the warmer substance.

b)

Heat always moves from the warmer substance to the cooler substance.

c)

Heat always moves from the larger substance to the smaller substance.

d)

Heat always moves from the smaller substance to the bigger substance.

14.

Which is the best example of conduction?

a)

Ocean currents moving from warm oceans to cooler oceans.

b)

Getting a sun tan by the pool.

c)

Food sitting under a light at a restaurant to keep it warm.

d)

Bacon cooking in a frying pan.

15.

Which is the best example of convection?

a)

Heat from a space heater rising to the ceiling while the cooler air in the room sinks.

b)

Butter melting on a stack of pancakes.

c)

A spoon feels hot because it was sitting in a bowl of soup.

d)

Toast burning in a toaster.

16.

Which is the best example of radiation?

a)

A hotdog cooking in a fryer.

b)

Noodles floating and sinking in a pot of boiling soup.

c)

The earth getting heat from the sun.

d)

An egg boiling in a pot of water.

17.

When heat is added to a substance what happens to the atoms?

a)

The atoms move faster.

b)

The atoms spread out.

c)

The density decreases.

d)

All of these.

18.

Radiation is heat that travels in

a)

circles

b)

fluids

c)

direct contact

d)

waves

19.

Convection's circular movement is caused by heat changing the density of

a)

a liquid or gas

b)

gas only

c)

liquid only

d)

a solid

20.

Thermal contraction occurs when which of the following happens?

a)

Molecules slow down and move apart together

b)

Molecules seed up and move closer together

c)

Molecules slow down and move closer together

d)

Molecules heat up