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Heat and Heat Transfer

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of heat transfer takes place with direct contact and at least one solid object. Example a burner on a stove heating the bottom of a pot.

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

2.

Heat is transferred from the sun to Earth by which kind of heat transfer

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

3.

The air is warmer near the ceiling of a room. The warm air rises because of ____________.

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

4.

The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

5.

You hold a solid chocolate bar in your hand, which then starts to warm up and soften. This happens due to what?

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

6.

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

7.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _________ substance to the ____________ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

8.

In which direction will the heat flow while a person holds a cup of hot tea. (The cup is hotter than the person's hand.)

a)

from hand to cup

b)

from cup to hand

c)

no heat will be transferred

9.

What type of heat transfer is happening here?

a)

The pot sitting on the burner is conduction and the water in the pot is convection

b)

The pot sitting on the burner is convection and the water in the pot is conduction

c)

The pot sitting on the burner is radiation and the water in the pot is convection

d)

The pot sitting on the burner is conduction and the water in the pot is radiation

10.

This sunbather is getting a warm because ______

a)

The heat from the sun is travelling through electromagnetic waves and conduction is occurring.

b)

The heat from the sun is travelling through electromagnetic waves and radiation is occurring.

c)

The heat from the sun is travelling through electromagnetic waves and convection is occurring.

d)

the sun is transferring energy

11.
Which will most likely occur when raw egg is placed on black pavement on a hot, summer day?
a)
The pavement will conduct the heat and cook the egg.
b)
The egg will reflect the heat and make the pavement hotter underneath.
c)
The egg will absorb the heat  and leave the pavement hotter underneath.
d)
The pavement will absorb the heat from the egg, and the egg will stay raw.
12.
Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?
a)
from the hand to the ice
b)
from the ice to the hand
c)
heat is not being transferred
d)
there is no way to tell
13.

The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
14.
Compared to the ocean, land heats up and cools down
a)
Faster
b)
 Slower
c)
 Equally
d)
Gradually
15.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

18.

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

19.

When you use a microwave, what is the main way that heat is transferred?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

insulation.

20.

An iron is placed on your clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. The iron transfers heat to your clothes through

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

21.

You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

22.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

23.

The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

insulation

24.

Energy transfer during which hot fluid rises and cold fluid sinks, creating a cycle, is called...

a)

Heat

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

25.

Which Earth's surface heats quicker, sand or water?

a)

Water

b)

Sand

c)

N/A

d)

N/A

26.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
Radiation
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
27.
What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space?
a)
Electromagnetic waves
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat
28.

Carole owns a two story house with a heating and cooling unit on each floor. In the winter she mostly uses the downstairs unit to heat the house because the volume of warm air __________ and __________, warming the whole house through __________.

a)

expands and rises, convection

b)

expands and sinks, conduction

c)

contracts and rises, conversion

d)

contracts and sinks, conduction

29.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

warmer, cooler

b)

cooler, warmer

30.

What does heat do when convection currents are moving?

a)

Sinks

b)

Rises

c)

Stays in place

31.

Which of the following is the best example of radiation?

a)

The ocean breeze

b)

The sun heating your body on the beach

c)

Eating ice cream

d)

A wave knocking over a sandcastle

32.

After cooking an egg in boiling water, you cool the egg by putting it into a bowl of cold water. Which of the following explains the egg’s cooling process?

a)

Hot water moves from the egg to the water.

b)

Cold water moves into the egg.

c)

Energy is transferred from the water to the egg.

d)

Energy is transferred from the egg to the water.

33.

A material that does not conduct heat well is called a(n) __________.

a)

conductor (ex. spoon, metals)

b)

insulator (ex. wood, wool, straw, paper)

34.

If you put a metal spoon and a wooden spoon into a pot of boiling water, one will become too hot to touch. Why?

a)

Metals conduct heat better than wood.

b)

Wood conducts heat better than metals.

c)

Metals pull in heat because heat is attracted to metals.

d)

Wood isn’t as strong as metals.

35.

You take a cold can of soda off of a counter top. The counter top underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter. Which of the following explains this occurrence?

a)

The cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter.

b)

There is no heat energy left in the counter beneath the can.

c)

Some heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda.

d)

The heat beneath the can moves away into other parts of the countertop.

36.

What is calorimetry?

a)

The process of measuring the amount of heat that is absorbed or released in a chemical reaction

b)

The process of measuring the amount of time it takes for certain reactions to take place

37.

What does Q stand for?

a)

Heat or Energy

b)

Mass

c)

specific heat or specific heat capacity

d)

Temperature

38.

What unit is Heat/Energy usually in?

a)

oC

b)

Joules

c)

J/goC

39.

What does m stand for and what is it's unit?

a)

temperature change, oC

b)

Heat, Joules

c)

mass, grams

d)

specific heat, J/goC

40.

We will use lowercase "c" instead of CS, what does c stand for?

a)

Temperature in Celcius

b)

specific heat capacity

c)

heat released or absorbed

41.

The negative sign means that energy is released.  Does this mean that it's endothermic or exothermic?

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

42.

What is the change in temperature?

a)

90 degrees Celsius

b)

-90 degrees Celsius

c)

9612  J

d)

120 g

43.

What variable is she solving for?

a)

m

b)

Q

c)

c

44.

How is she going to get the c (specific heat) by itself?

a)

Use this formula, q= m x c x Δ\Delta  T

b)

Use this formula, c= q/m x Δ\Delta  T

c)

Use this formula, m= q/c x Δ\Delta  T

d)

Use this formula, c Δ\Delta  T= q/ m x c

45.

What is your final answer?

a)

0.89 J/g°\degree°C

b)

1.12 J/g°\degree°​C