Worksheets6.9AB Thermal Energy
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 5mins
The picture shows the Sun and Earth. Use the picture to answer any questions that follow. If the Sun's energy heats a rock, then how will that heat be transferred to a person's hand holding or touching the rock?
by radiation.
by conduction.
by convection.
Lindsay is boiling water in a pot. She notice that the hot water rises and the cool air sinks. Which process is primarily responsible for the movement of the water in the pot?
convection
conduction
radiation
Thermal energy is transferred to the bottom of the metal teapot at X by -
radiation
convection
conduction
Thermal energy is transferred to the bottom of the metal teapot at Y by -
radiation
convection
conduction
As heat leaves the the glowing flames in the stove, it travels through empty space by -
radiation.
convection.
conduction.
The picture shows a 1000 mL beaker, sitting on a burner, filled with 500 mL of water. As the burner heats up, it transfers energy -
to the beaker by conduction.
to the beaker by convection.
to the beaker by radiation.
Which of the following best describes a situation that would result in convection?
Leaving a glass of ice in the sun
Melting ice in your hand
Putting a metal spoon in a mug of hot water
Turning on an air conditioner in a hot room
