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Heating and Cooling

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Another name for heat energy is...

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Spring energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical energy

2.

If you leave a cup of tea in the kitchen for a whole day what will happen to its temperature?

a)

It will stay the same

b)

It will get only a little bit cooler

c)

It will be the same temperature as the air in the kitchen

d)

It will be colder than the air in the kitchen

3.

Which of these materials is a good conductor of heat?

a)

copper

b)

air

c)

water

d)

glass

4.

When one end of a piece of metal is heated:

a)

the particles get closer together

b)

The particles vibrate more and pass the energy along

c)

the heat does not move through the metal

d)

the particles get bigger

5.

Feathers are good insulators because...

a)

they are solid

b)

birds have them

c)

they trap pockets of air

d)

they are waterproof

6.

Why do materials expand when they are heated?

a)

The particles get bigger

b)

The particles move around more and take up more space

c)

The particles get closer together

d)

The particles stick together

7.

Which substances can heat travel through by convection?

a)

solids and liquids

b)

solids and gases

c)

only liquids

d)

liquids and gases

8.

Loft insulation is used...

a)

to keep the loft warm

b)

to keep heat energy in the house

c)

to stop the roof from being covered with snow

d)

to protect the rafters

9.

Houses can lose heat energy through...

a)

the walls

b)

the floors

c)

the windows

d)

all of them

10.

When liquid water changes into steam it is...

a)

condensing

b)

evaporating

c)

melting

d)

dissolving