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Heat Transfer (in cooking)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
2.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

4.
You are stirring a bowl of hot soup with a metal spoon. The spoon starts to feel warmer because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
You are roasting marshmallows at a campfire. The metal skewer (stick) that you’re cooking your marshmallow on burns your hand because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
6.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _?_ substance to the _?_ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

c)

hotter to hotter

d)

colder to colder

7.

How is heat transferred in radiation?

a)

through solids

b)

through liquids

c)

through time

d)

through air

8.

Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?

a)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

b)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.

c)

Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

d)

Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.

9.

Which shows an example of convection?

a)

Jana cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.

b)

Claire burns her hand by touching metal handle on the frying pan.

c)

Brandon holds the end of a metal rod in a fire to cook hot dogs.

10.

Which is an example of radiated heat for cooking?

a)

cooking a pot of soup

b)

scrambling eggs on the stove

c)

grilling hot dogs over a campfire

d)

frying hamburgers in a frying pan

11.

Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?

a)

glass

b)

copper

c)

plastic

d)

aluminum

12.

Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?

a)

The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.

b)

Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.

c)

Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.

d)

Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.

13.

Which best explains why metal is a good material to make frying pans?

a)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

b)

Metal is a good conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

c)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.

d)

Metal is a poor conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.

14.

Sarah is stirring her hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and she notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

15.
Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?
a)
A slice of bacon frying in a pan.
b)
A pot on a stove boiling water.
c)
Cooking a hotdog in a microwave.
d)

A cake baking in the oven.