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Heat quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We poured salt into the bag with the ice when making ice cream because......

a)

The salt increases the freezing point.

b)

The salt decreases the freezing point.

c)

It makes the ice melt faster.

d)

Two of the answers are correct.

2.

During the conductometer experiment...

a)

Al melted the wax first.

b)

Cu melted the wax first.

c)

Ni melted the wax first.

d)

BR melted the wax first.

3.

How is it possible to boil water in a paper container?

a)

The heat capacity of water is low.

b)

Paper burns at a lower temperature than 100 degrees Celsius.

c)

The water absorbed all the heat and it never exceeded 100 degrees.

d)

The paper absorbed all the heat from the element.

4.
How does heat transfer between objects?
a)
Heat transfers between objects in any direction.
b)
Heat transfers from warm objects to cold objects.
c)
Heat transfers from cold objects to warm objects.
d)
Heat transfers when objects are at the same temperature. 
5.
1.  Identify the heat transfer in A.
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
6.
1.  Identify the heat transfer in C.
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
7.

1. Which has more thermal energy container, A or B?

( read question carefully)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

Neither

8.

Milk has a cp of 0.94, we poured 250 grams into the bag, the temp. went from 4 degrees Celsius to -7 degrees.

How many calories of heat did it lose?

a)

25850 calories

b)

2585 joules

c)

1175 calories

d)

2585 calories

9.

What makes the sparks rise above a fire?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

10.

The sun and a campfire are good examples of _________________________________, the

transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.

The specific heat of aluminum is 0.215 cal/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 100 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?

a)

175 calories

b)

1075 calories

c)

17.5 calories

d)

107.5 calories

12.

The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30 g changes from 25.0 °C to 35.0 °C when the metal absorbs 300 calories of energy. What is the specific heat of the metal?

a)

1 calorie/g degrees Celsius.

b)

2.0 c/g°C

c)

0.857 c/g°C

d)

10 c/g°C

13.

This is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Energy

d)

Work

14.

The ability to do work.

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Energy

d)

Work

15.
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.
16.

Lucy was cooking pizza in the oven. She felt the warm from the oven on her arm. This is an example of heat transfer through...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conservation

17.

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.

d)

The water warms up due to the humidity

18.
Which is an insulator?
a)
Plastic 
b)
Aluminum
c)
Salt water
d)
Copper
19.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?

a)

Heat Energy

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Kinetic Energy

20.

What is the equation to measure change in Heat Energy?

a)

q=mxcpx∆t

b)

q=mxc

c)

q= ∆mxcpxt

d)

m=qxtxc

21.

One litre of water at 30 °C is mixed with one litre of water at 50°C . The Temperature of the mixture will be

a)

80°C

b)

20°C

c)

More than 50°C but less than 80°C

d)

Between 30°C and 50°C

22.

Why are cooking pots often made of metal?

a)

Metal is a good conductor of heat

b)

Metal is a good insulator of heat

c)

Metal is a good convertor of heat

d)

Metal is a good reflector of heat

23.
Where is the most potiential energy?
a)
Top of the hill
b)
Bottom of the hill
c)
Around a loop
d)
At the end
24.
Betty knows that different types of energy are produced by many objects around the house, such as a light bulb.
Which types of energy does the bulb give off?
a)
heat and electric
b)
light and mechanical
c)
light and heat
d)
electric and light
25.

________________ is the type of energy stored in the bonds between the atoms that make up matter.

a)

Gravitational potential energy

b)

Elastic potential energy

c)

Chemical potential energy

d)

Light energy

e)

Heat energy