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Heat and Phase Change Review Game

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heat transfer in boiling water.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
2.
The heat transfer in the image is by
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
3.
On a cold rainy day a baby is touching a cold window.  It feels so cold. Which way is the heat moving moving? 
a)
Cold is moving from the window to the hand.
b)
Heat is moving from the hand to the window.
c)
Heat doesn't move.
d)
It moves in currents
4.
Heat transfer in wind.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
6.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
insulation 
7.
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. 
8.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
A cup of tea with a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius is placed on a table in a 20 degree Celsius room.  What happens to the thermal energy and the molecular motion of the tea when it is left on the table?
a)
The thermal energy increases and the molecules move faster.
b)
The thermal energy decreases and molecules move more slowly.
c)
The thermal energy increases and the molecules move more slowly.
10.
Heat transfer occurs
a)
in many directions
b)
both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.
c)
only from warm objects to colder ones.
d)
only from cold objects to warmer ones.
11.
An iron bar is placed in a flame, as shown, and is heated until the end glows.The other end of the iron bar soon becomes hot, too.  Which of the following statements best describes why the iron bar becomes hot to the touch?
a)
a convective flow of energy is set up inside the iron bar.
b)
energy is conducted from atom to atom along the length of the iron bar.
12.
A student touches a metal sink with her finger and notices that her finger feels cold.  Which of the following statements explains this observations?
a)
Heat energy flows from the student's finger to the metal.
b)
Heat energy flows from the metal sink to the student's finger.
c)
The student's finger was originally at the same temperature as the sink.
13.
The average distance between molecules always increases during which of the following phase changes?
a)
gas to solid
b)
gas to liquid
c)
liquid to gas
d)
liquid to solid
14.

The average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules within a substance.

a)

thermal energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

temperature

d)

gas

15.

matter in which atoms are closely spaced and vibrate in a fixed position.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

water vapor

16.

Matter in which atoms vibrate so much that they are far apart.

a)

liquid

b)

solid

c)

gas

d)

thermal energy

17.

The process when matter loses thermal energy and changes from a gas to a liquid.

a)

thermal energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

temperature

d)

condensation

18.

The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter area to a colder area.

a)

liquid

b)

heat

c)

kinetic energy

d)

water vapor

19.
Jenny poured some hot chocolate into a cup and stirred it with a metal spoon.  She noticed the spoon was really warm.  What is the best explanation for this?
a)
The spoon is a conductor.
b)
The spoon reflects heat.
c)
The spoon is an insulator.
d)
She touched the spoon first and waited to touch the cup.
20.
Andy stirred a hot drink in a styrofoam cup with a  metal spoon.  In what order did the thermal energy reach Andy's hand?
a)
cup-hot chocolate-hand
b)
hand-spoon-hot chocolate
c)
hot chocolate-spoon-hand
d)
hot chocolate-spoon-hand-cup
21.
What observation can you make about what happened to the snowman?
a)
It changed from a liquid to a solid
b)
It changed from a liquid to a gas.
c)
It changed from a gas to a solid.
d)
It changed from a solid to a liquid.
22.
When you leave your cold drink outside, the glass may have water drops on it.  This is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
estuary
23.
A student was doing a science investigation in school.  Her teacher asked her to fill two beakers with water.  What would be the temperature of the water when it started to boil?
a)
100 degrees celsius
b)
50 degrees celsius
c)
32 degrees celsius
d)
20 degrees celsius
24.
The chart below shows objects that conduct heat and objects that insulate heat. Which answer choice best completes the chart? 
a)
Glass block 
b)
gold ring
c)
plastic spoon
d)
none of the above
25.
In order for water to freeze the temperature must
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
stay the same
26.
Conduction can only occur between two objects when –
a)
one object is less dense than the other.
b)
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
c)
one of the objects is made of a metal.
d)
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
27.
In the situation illustrated, how will heat energy move? Heat energy will be transferred from –
a)
the water to the hot plate by convection.
b)
the water to the hot plate by conduction.
c)
the hot plate to the water by convection.
d)
the hot plate to the water by conduction.
28.
Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer that moves -
a)
through empty space.
b)
when objects touch.
c)
only through solids.
d)
in the motion of fluids.
29.
Which of the following sets of tools would be the MOST useful for measuring the transfer rate of thermal energy in four different liquids -
a)
Triple-beam balance, beakers, metric ruler
b)
Hot plate, beakers, thermometers
c)
Microscope, funnel, metric ruler
d)
pH meter, test tubes, forceps
30.
Where would energy transfer by conduction move downward, from a higher block to a lower block?
a)
Sample 2 to Sample 4
b)
Sample 1 to Sample 2
c)
Sample 3 to Sample 4
d)
Sample 1 to Sample 3
31.

What materials would be good insulators for a handle on a pan or pot that would be used on the stove?

a)

wood or plastic

b)

metal or rubber

c)

wood or rubber

d)

copper or steel

32.

Heat moves easily through materials called ____

a)

Wood

b)

Plastic

c)

Rubber

d)

Metal

33.

Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?

a)

Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.

b)

Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.

c)

Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.

34.

What type of thermal energy transfer is the illustration an example of?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

35.

Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

All of the above

36.

The higher the average kinetic energy the __________________

a)

the higher the volume

b)

the higher the mass

c)

the higher the temperature

d)

the higher the density

37.

Everything has thermal energy

a)

False

b)

True

38.

Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

a)

total potential

b)

average potential

c)

average kinetic

d)

total kinetic

39.

Which will have the GREATEST AMOUNT of thermal energy?

a)

Hot cup of tea

b)

Cold bathtub water

c)

Huge lake

d)

Warm bowl of soup

40.

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

a)

move slower

b)

move the same

c)

move faster

d)

stop moving

41.
To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.
a)
measuring cup
b)
ruler
c)
thermometer
d)
balance scale
42.
When holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?
a)
From the cold cup to your hand
b)
From the cold cup to the warm air
c)
From the ice to your hand
d)
From your warm hand to the cold cup.
43.
Why do you want to live in a home with good insulation during the cold winter months?
a)
The insulation will keep you cool during winter.
b)
If there is good insulation, the thermal energy will not be able to move easily from inside the warm home to the cool areas outside the building.
c)
If there is not good insulation, the air inside the home will become too hot.
d)
A house with good insulation will keep the warm air in the attic.
44.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
45.
Heat can be transferred from one material to another?
a)
False
b)
True
46.
11. Pans A & B shown above have been on a hot stove for 10 minutes. Pan A has a metal handle and pan B has a plastic-coated handle. Which handle  would be hotter?___________ Why?_________________  
a)
Pan A because the metal is a conductor of heat.
b)
Pan B because there is an insulator on the pan.
c)
Pan A because there metal is an insulator.
d)
Pan B because the metal conducts heat.
47.

What takes place when a liquid changes to a gas?

a)

condensation

b)

melting

c)

vaporization

d)

freezing

48.

What happens to molecules when thermal energy increases?

a)

they move slower

b)

they move faster

c)

they get heavier

d)

it depends on the types of molecules

49.
Change from Gas to Solid is called........
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Fusion
d)
condensation
50.
What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
a)
Sublimation
b)
Condensation
c)
Liquid
d)
deposition