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Temperature and Heat

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For a hot object, particles move _____ and have more _____

a)

Faster , Kinetic Energy

b)

Slower , Thermal Energy

c)

Faster , Thermal Energy

d)

Slower , Kinetic Energy

2.

Hotness of an object can be determined by its Heat

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the temperature measure in within the scientific community

a)

How is this going to help me in life?

b)

Fahrenheit (F)

c)

Celsius (C)

d)

Kelvin (K)

4.

Heat can be transfered between objects if they ARE in Thermal equilibrium

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

5.

Heat can be transfered between objects if they are Thermal Contact (Touching)

a)

False

b)

True

6.

How is Heat Transfered?

a)

WARMER molecules have higher Kinetic Energy - They collide with COLDER molecules and transfer some of their kinetic energy to the COLDER molecules

b)

COLDER molecules have higher Kinetic Energy - They collide with WARMER molecules and transfer some of their kinetic energy to the COLDER molecules

c)

COLDER molecules have higher Kinetic Energy - They collide with COLDER molecules and transfer some of their kinetic energy to the WARMER molecules

d)

WARMER molecules have higher Kinetic Energy - They collide with COLDER molecules and transfer some of their kinetic energy to the WARMER molecules

7.

Define Conduction?

a)

Heat transfer when direct contact between 2 objects

b)

Heat is transfered through collision of electrons, atoms, and molecules.

c)

Heat is trasfered when an atom is separated from the molecule

d)

Infrared electromagnetic wave that can travel through empty space.

8.

Conductors, Insulators, Convection are part of CONDUCTION?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Conductors are good at conducting ____ and ____

a)

I don't know

b)

Infrared electromagnetic and Heat

c)

Heat and electricity

d)

Heat and Temperature

10.

Insulators are not good at conduct Heat?

a)

How am I supposed to know this?

b)

True

c)

False

d)

Sometimes

11.

Styrofoam, wood, rubber are conductors of heat and electricity

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Convection is when ____ less dense fluid rises and ____ more dense fluid sinks

a)

Warm , Heat

b)

Cold , Warm

c)

Warm , Temperature

d)

Warm , Cold

13.

Infrared electromagnetic wave that can travel through empty space. It is created by vibrating electrons

a)

Heat

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction

14.

What heat transfer happens when you burn your finger by touching a fire?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Temperature

15.

The rubber or plastic on electrical cords is an example of 

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulators

16.

When a frying pan is TOUCHING a stove that is on, what heat transfer is happening?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Have no clue!

17.

Hot air balloons rise because the heated air is less dense than cold air, so as the warm rises as the molecules spread out. The cold air is pushed downward, where it is also heated and rises. This swirling movement of  air is called...

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Conductor

18.

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

a)

Insulator

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

19.

The baby chickens kept warm from a heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

20.

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conductor

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

21.

Ironing a shirt is an example of...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convention

d)

Insulators

22.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Conductors

d)

Convection

23.

A huge rock at the state park gets really hot during the day because of

a)

Insulator

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

24.

A wooden spoon stays cool even if it in a hot pot of soup, but a metal spoon sitting in the soup pot got hot. Why did this happen?

a)

Because of Conduction

b)

Because of Covection

c)

Because of Radiation

d)

Becasue metal is a conductor of heat and electricity

25.

Heat that you feel from the filament in a light bulb when it is turned on

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Insulators

d)

Radiation

26.

The reason why a concrete sidewalk at 60F feels colder than a carpet floor at 60 F

a)

Conductors

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

27.

The heat you feel from the metal on the stove when it glows organge-hot

a)

Radiation

b)

Convention

c)

Conduction

d)

I am going to fail this test.

28.

The driving force behind the formation of storms and tornadoes.

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Conductors