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Thermal energy transfer

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the three processes that transfers thermal energy?

a)

Radiation

b)

thermal insulators

c)

Conduction

d)

convection

e)

all of the above

2.

Low specific heat needs less amount of energy to decrease the temperature..

True? or False?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Radiation is ........?

a)

The process of which thermal energy is transferred from cooler objects to hotter objects.

b)

Is the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by the contact of the particles.

c)

is the transfer of oxygen from the air to the humans body.

d)

Is the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.

4.

(a)   is a material through which thermal energy flow easily

5.

Heat transfers from the Sun to the Earth by ...?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Convection current

d)

Radiation

6.

When particles with different kinetic energy collide the particles with higher kinetic energy transfer energy to the particles with .......?

a)

lower energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

Higher energy.

d)

equal amount of energy

7.

......... only occurs in fluids.

fill in the blank

a)

Conduction

b)

convection

c)

Thermal expantion

d)

Contraction

8.

what happens to the metal ball when heated?

a)

The ball contracts and the temperature decreases

b)

It forms convection currents

c)

The metal ball breaks as a result of this

d)

The ball expands

9.

Air inside a balloon increases in volume when the temperature ....?

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

10.

What do microwaves emit to heat up your food?

a)

Thermal power

b)

Radiation

c)

Water

d)

- Thermal Conduction