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Heat

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by Convection?

a)

Burning your fingers on a hot iron.

b)

Heat from a heater warming up your whole house

c)

Standing by a campfire and feeling the heat.

d)

All of the above.

2.

What is heat?

a)

The temperature of hot objects

b)

The energy transferred between hot objects

c)

The fire hot objects give off.

d)

All of the above

3.

How does heat move?

a)

From cooler objects to warmer objects.

b)

From warmer objects to cooler objects

c)

From metal objects to nonmetal objects

d)

Very quickly in all directions

4.
My hands feel warm because 
a)
The temperature is cold outside
b)
The molecules are moving
c)
The heat is transferring 
5.
Heat 
a)
Moves from hot to cold
b)
Moves from cold to hot
c)
Always rises up
d)
It depends on the molecules
6.
What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?
a)
J/Kg ºC
b)
Kg
c)
ºC
d)
J
7.

What letter is used to represent specific heat capacity?

a)

H

b)

P

c)

C

d)

T

8.
what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
9.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.
My hands feel warm because 
a)
The temperature is cold outside
b)
The molecules are moving
c)
The heat is transferring 
11.
Heat 
a)
Moves from hot to cold
b)
Moves from cold to hot
c)
Always rises up
d)
It depends on the molecules
12.
The three types of heat transfer are...
a)
spilling hot soup in your lap
b)
hot, hotter, and hottest
c)
conduction, convection and radiation
d)
conduction, convection and tickling
13.
Conduction= 
a)
physical contact
b)
warm air rising
c)
heat moving through empty space
d)
say what?
14.
Radiation= 
a)
physical contact
b)
warm air rising
c)
heat moving through empty space
d)
say what?
15.
Convection= 
a)
physical contact
b)
warm air rising
c)
heat moving through empty space
d)
say what?
16.
When you hold your hands by a fire what type of heat transfer is warming your hands?
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
dance magic
17.
In class we put some candles on a medal spoon. We help one end of the spoon over a flame and watched the heat travel through the spoon and melt the candles on the other side. What kind of heat transfer was this?
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
convection
d)
Harry Potter
18.
Everyday the earth is warmed by the sun. What kind of heat transfer is taking place in this process?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
what is a 'sun'? 
19.
_____________ occurs when warm air rises and is replaced by cooler air
a)
convection
b)
                                                                                                                  conduction                  
c)
radiation
20.
Which example involves heat transfer through radiation
a)
sitting next to a fire
b)
adding ice to coffee
c)
heating a frying pan on a stove
d)
warm air rising