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Thermal Energy Transfer Friday Exam

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The word "thermal" means what?

a)

Conduction

b)

Ice

c)

Heat

d)

Thermometer

2.

The word "transfer" means what?

a)

To move to a different place

b)

To heat

c)

To cool

d)

To eat hamburgers

3.

Warming your feet by the fire is an example of

a)

Convenductiation

b)

Convention

c)

Conduction

d)

Radiation

4.

Holding a hot mug of cocoa is an example of

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convention

d)

Introduction

5.

The cyclical motion (heat rising and cold sinking) that occurs because there is a difference in temperature is called a

a)

Convection current

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Hamburger current

6.

Energy can be created and destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

"Kinetic" is just a fancy way of saying either one of these words

a)

Hamburger/cheeseburger

b)

Thermal/heat

c)

Energy/power

d)

Movement/motion

8.

What is the transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids, liquids, and gases when two different substances touch?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

thermal energy

9.

What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic rays that may occur in empty space?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

thermal energy

10.

A convection current can happen in fluids.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Heat rises and cold sinks.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the transfer of thermal energy from one place to another by the movement of fluid?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Thermal Energy

13.

Snow melting when the sun comes out is an example of

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

A snowman

14.

This is measured by a thermometer, and is the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic energy

15.

This law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only change form.

a)

The Law of Physics

b)

The Law of Attraction

c)

The Law of the Land

d)

The Law of Conservation of Energy