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Energy and Heat Transfer Study Guide

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tapping a pencil on a desk represents what kind of energy conversion?

a)

Chemical to Sound

b)

Electrical to Chemical

c)

Mechanical to Sound

d)

Electrical to Radiant

2.

A boy eats a banana and runs a mile. What is the order of energy change in my example?

a)

Chemical to Mechanical to Thermal

b)

Nuclear to electrical to Chemical

c)

Light to heat to sound

d)

Electrical to Chemical to Thermal

3.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that when one form of energy is transferred into another type ......

a)

No energy is destroyed in the process

b)

Energy is destroyed in the process

c)

Energy is created in the process

d)

No energy is created in the process

4.

Which of these is an example of mechanical energy?

a)

Light coming from a light bulb

b)

Music coming from a radio

c)

Rowing a boat with an ore.

d)

Heat given off from an iron.

5.

What is an example of Nuclear Energy?

a)

Sun releasing heat in waves

b)

Sound from a trumpet

c)

Heat from a curling iron

d)

Digesting food

6.

Kinetic energy can be described as ...

a)

energy in motion.

b)

stored energy.

c)

connected energy.

d)

no energy.

7.

When a rock is rolled off a cliff, which one explains the transfer of energy as the rock is falling?

a)

Kinetic Energy to potential energy to kinetic

b)

Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy to Potential

c)

No energy is transferred.

d)

Only Potential Energy

8.

At low temperatures,

a)

Particles in an object move faster

b)

Particles in an object move slower.

c)

Particles in an object have no difference in motion.

d)

Particles don't move.

9.

How do particles move in a gas over a liquid?

a)

Gas move faster than a liquid.

b)

Gas move slower than in a liquid.

c)

Gas particles do not move.

d)

Gas particles are compacted and virbated little with each other.

10.

When you set your feet on hot black pavement in the summer, heat is transferred to your feet by _______________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

None

11.

The sun's heat warms up the snow on a cold day through which heat transformation of ___________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

None

12.

Air currents in the classroom transfer the heat through what type of heat transfer?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

None

13.

Mrs. Thomas goes to Casey's to get coffee, she places the ice in a cup then pours the hot coffee over it, which is the correct flow of heat transfer?

a)

Heat from the coffee will escape to the ice until they are the same temperature.

b)

The ice cools down the coffee because the ice is reducing the heat.

c)

No change to the particles and no heat transfer occurs.

d)

Heat from the coffee goes higher because of the ice.

14.

Which one is not part of Potential Energy?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Gravitional Energy

d)

Nuclear