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Topic 12 SP015

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
2.
Land heats up and cools down faster than water.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
dark colored surfaces _________ radiation
a)
reflect 
b)
absorb
4.

What type of heat transfer takes place when you touch a warm mug of hot chocolate?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

None of the above

5.

Conduction requires

a)

Electricity

b)

the electromagnetic spectrum and particles

c)

air or water flow

d)

direct contact

6.

Heat transfer always moves ...

a)

cold to hot

b)

east to west

c)

hot to cold

d)

north to south

7.

The following diagram shows water in contact with an ice cube and warmer air.

Which way will energy flow?

a)

From the air to the water

b)

From the water to the air

c)

From the ice cube to the air

d)

From the ice cube to the water

8.

Energy is transferred as heat between two objects of ___________ temperatures.

a)

differing

b)

same

9.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
10.
Many objects, such as train tracks and road joints, are specifically designed to allow extra space for ...
a)
thermal energy
b)
specific heat
c)
thermal expansion
d)
conductors
11.
What happens to air particles when they are heated?
a)
Particles move faster and expand
b)
Particles move faster and become closer together.
c)
Particles move slower and the air expands
d)
Particles move faster become further apart
12.

Assuming that the thermal energy supplied to each of them is same, which of following states of matter would expand the least?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

13.
3. If the atoms of an object are moving or vibrating fast, the temperature would be...
a)
Hot
b)
Cold
c)
Unknown
14.
What is Thermal expansion?
a)
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles 
b)
Is a decrease in a materials volume when temperature decreases 
c)
An increase in a materials volume when temperature increases
d)
Chicken fried rice
15.
Select the correct formula to calculate linear change in length...
a)
ΔL = LαΔT
b)
ΔT = ΔL/Lα
c)
σ = F/A
d)
ε = ΔL/L