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Heat transfer

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

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 transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
3.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
Convection
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction
4.
What is the measurement of the average kinetic energy of a substance?
a)
Kinetic energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Potential energy
5.
What is a substance that does NOT conduct heat well?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Convector
d)
Radiator
6.
What is a substance that DOES conduct heat well?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
c)
Convector
d)
Radiator
7.
What is the transfer of kinetic energy from one substance to another?
a)
Heat
b)
Energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Temperature
8.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
11.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
12.
A toaster toasting bread is an example of 
a)
condensation
b)
conductio
c)
convection
d)
radiation
13.
A microwave oven uses which of the following to heat foods.
a)
Microwave elves
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Conduction
14.
In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.
a)
Hotter to colder
b)
Colder to hotter
c)
Hotter to hotter
d)
Colder to colder
15.
The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
16.
The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.
a)
insulation.
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
17.
Which of the following is the best example of conduction?
a)
A light bulb warming a lampshade
b)
An egg cooking in a frying pan
c)
Water boiling in a pot
d)
Gases circulating in the atmosphere
18.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
19.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.

Boiling Water

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

21.

Curling Iron

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

22.

Weather Patterns

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

23.

Lava Lamp

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

24.

Feet on Hot Sand

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

25.

Sun Bathing

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

26.

Chocolate candy melting in your hand.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

27.

Feeling heat from a campfire

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

28.

A Ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

29.

Walking on the hot sand on a beach

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

30.

Air in the atmosphere rising and falling

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

31.

Heat from the sun warming a swimming pool

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

32.

Feeling the heat from a stove burner without touching it

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

33.

Unscrewing a light bulb while it's still hot

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

34.

Boiling water moving in a circular motion

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

35.

Energy that is transferred through a fluid where hot rises and cold sinks

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

36.

Energy that is transferred by direct contact

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

37.

Energy that is transferred in waves or particles

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

38.

What is another name for thermal energy?

a)

thermal equilibrium

b)

heat transfer

c)

heat energy

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