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Heat Transfer (CCR) F2F 2020

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
Convection
b)
Electromagnetic waves
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction
2.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
4.
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
6.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
7.
In how many ways does heat move around the universe?
a)
One
b)
Three
c)
Two
d)
Ten
8.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.

Sun Bathing

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.
In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
12.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
13.
A chair is several feet from a fireplace. The side of the chair facing the fireplace gets warm due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
14.
"Lava lamps" contain colored liquids. These liquids form globs that rise to the top due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.
Copper transfers heat to the pan by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
18.
The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler, dense air from the ocean rushes in due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
21.
A huge rock at the state park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed from the Sun by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.
You lay on the same hot rock at night and keep warm from the rock by
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
Weather systems in the Earth's atmosphere are due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
24.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

27.
You are stirring a bowl of hot soup with a metal spoon. The spoon starts to feel warmer because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
28.
You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
29.
You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of _?_ from the lamp.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
30.
Your best friend has a bunk bed. You move from the bottom bunk to the top bunk and notice that the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
31.

You are in science class and want to see if the hot plates were used recently. You place your hand near the side of the hot plate. Without touching the hot plate, your hand feels warmer. Heat is transferred to your hand by _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

32.
You are roasting marshmallows at a campfire. The metal skewer (stick) that you’re cooking your marshmallow on burns your hand because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
33.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
34.

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

35.
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
36.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

37.

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

38.

The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

39.
What causes the circulation of air in the atmosphere?
a)
Air in the atmosphere is heated by the sun and sinks to the ground.
b)
The ground is heated by the sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.
c)
Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.
d)
The sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.
40.

The moving of air in the image is an example of _?_.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

41.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
42.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
 hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
43.
What is the definition of RADIATION
a)
 hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
b)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
44.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
45.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
46.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
47.
When a pot is  touching a stove that is on, what heat transfer is happening?
a)
I don't know??????
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
48.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
49.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
50.
The sun shines down on this family as the play on the beach.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
51.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
52.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
53.
Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?
a)
from the cup to her hand
b)
from her hand to the cup
c)
no heat is transferred
54.
Which direction will the heat flow while this ice cap melts?
a)
there is no heat transfer
b)
from the icecap to the water
c)
from the water to the icecap
55.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
56.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
57.
The warm air from this heater creates a current when the warm air rises and the cold air sinks.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
58.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
59.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
60.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
61.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
62.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
63.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
64.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
65.
What kind of heat transfer?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
66.

a warm attic in a house

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

67.

walking barefoot on a hot sidewalk

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

68.

a hot air balloon rising into the air

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

69.

using a match to light a candle

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

70.

the sun warming the sand

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

71.

boiling water in a pot on the stove

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

72.

getting a sunburn

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

73.

putting butter on warm pancakes

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

74.

picking up a mug of hot chocolate

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation