WorksheetsThermal Energy Transfer
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?
A slice of bacon frying in a pan.
A pot on a stove boiling water.
Cooking a hotdog in a microwave.
A hot air balloon.
Which of the following best describes CONVECTION?
When heat is transferred through waves.
When heat is transferred through objects that are touching.
The movement of gas or liquid in which warmer parts move up and the colder parts moves down.
What heat transfer happens when you put the pan in the open stove?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
None
Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.
high to low
low to high
high to high
low to low
Walking on a warm sand with your bare feet shows this type of heat transfer.
conduction
convection
radiation
The ______ air rises and the cold air sinks in convection heat transfer.
warm
cold
same
very cold
This is the transfer of thermal energy through "space".
conduction
radiation
convection
spaceship
The energy of moving particles is called _____.
sound energy
heat or thermal energy
light energy
mechanical energy
When particles are heated they begin to ____.
move faster
mover slower
move up
jump out of the pot
Materials such as metal and wire are good ________________________ because heat can easily transfer through them
Conductors
Insulators
Two objects have different temperatures. Object A has a temperature of 42 degrees and Object B is 37 degrees. Which direction should the energy transfer between Objects A and B?
From Object A to Object B
From Object B to Object A
Energy will not transfer
Energy will transfer both directions
The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature.
Thermal Energy
Cooler to Warmer
Energy Transfer
Thermal Equilibrium
Which of the following is a factor that determines thermal energy?
Mass
Heat
Transfer of thermal energy
Conduction
Reflection is when
Energy carried by a wave is absorbed by a substance
Energy carried by a wave is bounced off a surface
Energy carried by a wave is passed through a substance
Energy carried by a wave is redistributed among the surface particles
Select all the factors that affect how thermal energy will transferred
Thickness of an object
Reflectivity of an object
Texture of an object
Exposed surface area
