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WorksheetsEdexcel GCSE Physics SP3c
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following describes conduction?
Vibrations are passed on between particles in a solid
Energy is transferred from hotter parts of a fluid to cooler parts
Energy is transferred as a wave and does not need a medium
Which of the following describes convection?
Vibrations are passed on between particles in a solid
Energy is transferred from hotter parts of a fluid to cooler parts
Energy is transferred as a wave and does not need a medium
Which of the following describes radiation?
Vibrations are passed on between particles in a solid
Energy is transferred from hotter parts of a fluid to cooler parts
Energy is transferred as a wave and does not need a medium
Energy can be transferred by heating in different ways. Which one of the following does the image illustrate?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Energy can be transferred by heating in different ways. Which one of the following does the image illustrate?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Energy can be transferred by heating in different ways. Which one of the following does the image illustrate?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Energy can be transferred by heating in different ways. Which one of the following does the image illustrate?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
When fluids are heated, what happens to the hotter part of the fluid?
It rises
It falls
When fluids are heated, what happens to the cooler part of the fluid?
It rises
It falls
Infrared radiation is absorbed and emitted easily by:
Light, shiny surfaces
Dull, dark surfaces
Infrared radiation is absorbed and emitted poorly by:
Light, shiny surfaces
Dull, dark surfaces
Which of the following are good thermal conductors?
Wood
Brick
Glass
Metals
Which of the following are true about insulators?
(Multiple answers)
They speed up the rate at which energy is transferred to the surroundings
They slow down the rate at which energy is transferred to the surroundings
Energy is not transferred through them very easily by heating
Energy is transferred through them very easily by heating
Which of the following is a good insulator?
(Multiple answers)
Trapped air
Metals
A vacuum
Plastic
Which of the following help to insulate a home?
(Multiple answers)
Brick walls
Cavities between walls
Single pane windows
Double glazed windows
Fibreglass
Materials with high thermal conductivity transfer energy by heating very easily.
True
False
Good insulators have high thermal conductivity
True
False
Which wall will allow energy to be transferred by heating faster?
Thin wall
Thick wall
Metals have high thermal conductivity.
True
False
Good thermal conductors like metals have a low thermal conductivity.
True
False
Here is a plastic kettle and a metal kettle. Which material will reduce energy transferred by heating?
Plastic
Metal
The rate of energy transfer can be reduced by:
Increasing the temperature difference
Decreasing the temperature difference
