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Heat

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is heat

a)

Gravity

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Energy from a temperature

2.

What is temperature

a)

heat

b)

To measure the temperature

c)

The way we measure heat

3.

What is expansion

a)

The increase in volume of an object

b)

The decrease in volume of an object

c)

Something

4.

What is contraction

a)

The increase of volume in an object

b)

The decrease in volume of an object

c)

something

5.

A thermometer uses...

(a)  

6.

A thermostat uses...

a)

A bimetallic strip that curves when it gets hotter turning the heat on and off.

b)

Uses a thermometer to turn on the heat.

c)

Uses a Thermocouple to turn on the heat.

7.

Using a thermocouple is a precise way to measure heat.

a)

True

b)

false

8.

A thermocouple is...

a)

Uses two metal wires, when it gets hotter they come closer together.

b)

A bimetallic strip that curves when it gets hotter turning the heat on and off.

9.

What are the three states of matter? (use comas in between each form Ex. i, q, p)

(a)  

10.

What is sublimation?

a)

When a solid becomes gas

b)

When a liquid becomes gas

c)

when a liquid becomes solid

d)

when a gas becomes liquid

11.

what is a plateau?

a)

When a substance is heating up.

b)

When a substance is neither heating up or cooling down.

c)

When a substance is changing form.

12.

What is convection

a)

The transfer of heat by the movement of one part of a fluid to another.

b)

the transfer of heat through the collision of particles

c)

the transfer of heat through waves

13.

What is conduction?

a)

the transfer of heat through waves

b)

the transfer of heat through the collision of particles

c)

The transfer of heat by the movement of one part of a fluid to another.

14.

what is radiation

a)

the transfer of heat through waves

b)

The transfer of heat by the movement of one part of a fluid to another.

c)

the transfer of heat through the collision of particles

15.

What is a convection current

a)

It is when water turns into gas

b)

The movement of many fluid particles

c)

RADIATION

16.

What is Thermal

a)

When convection happens on land

b)

When convection happens during the night

c)

When convection happens near the cost

17.

What is a heat conductor?

a)

A substance that transfers heat well

b)

A substance that is not good at transferring heat

18.

What is a heat insulator?

a)

A substance that transfers heat effectively

b)

A substance that does not transfer heat effectively.

19.

Is Styrofoam a good heat conductor?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Is cotton a good heat insulator?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How is something a good heat insulator?

a)

If it is made out of thick materials

b)

Deadspace

c)

If it is not a heat conductor

d)

Stretched out particles

22.

Radiation does NOT need...

(You can use booklet)

(a)  

23.

Black objects are worse at absorbing heat

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is heat capacity

a)

The capacity of heat

b)

The amount of heat a substance needs to raise it's temperature

c)

The amount of heat needed to lower a substances temperature

25.

What is electric heat?

a)

Uses convection to heat

b)

Uses radiation from the sun to heat

c)

Turns electricity into heat

26.

What is hot water heaters?

a)

Sends hot water throughout the house and that creates a convection current

b)

Uses electricity to heat

c)

Uses radiation to heat from the hot water

27.

Forced air heat

a)

Uses the conduction from the air ton heat

b)

Sends hot air through the house using fans

c)

Uses the convection current of the air outside then it pulls the heat out there inside and sends it trough the house.

28.

Heat pumps...

a)

Converts electricity to heat.

b)

Grabs heat from outside and brings it inside.

c)

It just generates heat from nothing!

29.

Solar heating uses...

a)

Solar panels to capture the sunlight then turn it into heat.

b)

something...

c)

A mix of electric heat and heat pumps