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Energy Unit Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

2.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
3.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
4.

Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

All of the above

5.

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?

a)

ultraviolet light

b)

x-rays

c)

gamma rays

d)

infrared rays

6.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Visible Light
c)
Microwaves
d)
Gamma Rays
7.

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye?

a)

ultraviolet light

b)

visible light

c)

infrared light

d)

x-rays

8.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause sunburn?

a)

infrared light

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

microwaves

9.

How does heat flow?

a)

Always from cold to warm

b)

Always from warm to cold

c)

Both warm to cold & cold to warm

d)

It depends on the temperature

10.

What state of matter is position E.?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

11.

The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold water on a warm day are an example of?

a)

Sublimation: A solid turning into a gas.

b)

Condensation: A gas changing to a liquid.

c)

Evaporation: A liquid changing to a gas.

d)

Deposition: A gas changing to a solid.

12.

When a substance freezes, how much energy is released during the process?

a)

2260 J/g

b)

5 J/g

c)

334 J/g

d)

2594 J/g

13.

How much energy is required for the process of sublimation to occur?

a)

334 J/g

b)

2260 J/g

c)

2594 J/g

d)

1600 J/g

14.

How much energy is released during condensation?

a)

334J/g

b)

1902J/g

c)

75 J/g

d)

2260 J/g

15.

Some 1kg of water and 1kg of diamond are heated to the same temperature. Which is true?

a)

They both require the same amount of energy

b)

The diamond needs around 8 times more energy

c)

The water needs about 8 times more energy

d)

The diamond heats up slower than the water

16.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

17.

How is light interacting in the image?

a)

It is bouncing off the surface of the water.

b)

It is being bent.

c)

It is being scattered.

d)

It is being absorbed.

18.

What is the boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

a)

0oF0^oF

b)

202oF202^oF

c)

100oF100^oF

d)

212oF212^oF

19.

Convert 0 degree and 20 Celsius into degree Fahrenheit

a)

32 and 76

b)

32 and 67

c)

32 and 78

d)

32 and 68

20.

What is the standard unit for temperature in the United States?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Celsius

21.

Which is true about white light?

a)

it reflects all color of light

b)

it absorbs all color of light

c)

it only reflects red, blue, and yellow light

22.

What colors are being absorbed?

a)

red, orange, yellow

b)

green, blue, indigo, violet

23.

Electromagnetic waves vary in ___________________________.

a)

the speed they travel in a vacuum.

b)

wavelength and frequency.

c)

the way they reflect.

d)

the orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.

24.

The sun's energy is carried on _______________________.

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Transverse waves

c)

compressional waves

25.

If you see a green leaf on a tree, that means...

a)

Green is the color being reflected off the leaf.

b)

Green is the color being absorbed by the leaf.

c)

All the colors are being reflected off the leaf.

d)

All the colors are being absorbed by the leaf.

26.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
27.
Which of the following is NOT true about heat? 
a)
Heat moves from hot to cold
b)
Heat is a form of energy
c)
Heat cannot be transferred
d)
Heat makes molecules speed up 
28.

What would heat up the fastest if left out in the sunlight on a clear, summer day?

a)

Liquid Water

b)

Dry Air

c)

Lead

d)

Granite

29.

Why does water heat heat up and cool down VERY SLOWLY?

a)

High Specific Heat

b)

Low Specific Heat

c)

It's solid

d)

It's always cold

30.

Which state of matter is least dense?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

31.

Heat transfer by convection is caused by differences in what two things:

a)

Thickness and material

b)

Weight and electricity

c)

Temperature and density

32.

If a substance is a good insulator of heat energy it will ____________.

a)

get hot very fast

b)

cause weather patterns to shift

c)

Be useful in insulin production

d)

Take a long time to get hot

33.

In conduction, heat is transferred by the ____ of molecules.

a)

Collision

b)

Movement

c)

Breakage

d)

Combination

34.

Erica puts cold ice cream on a hot cookie for desert. Which statement BEST describes what is happening?

a)

Heat from the hot cookie is going into the cold ice cream.

b)

Electricity moves from the hot pie to the cold ice cream.

c)

Cool air from the ice cream is moving to the hot cookie.

d)

The ice cream is creating heat from hot cookie.

35.
A substance's heating curve is shown in the graph.  What is its boiling point?
a)
100 C
b)
60 C
c)
80 C
d)
20 C