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Thermal Energy Transfer

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 hot air balloon.

2.

What enables fireman to enter buildings that are on fire and return from them safely?

a)

Convection cells keep fire away.

b)

The heat makes the building expand so there is no more room.

c)

Fireman wear heat resistant suits.

d)

They are really fast.

3.

Which of the following best describes CONVECTION?

a)

When heat is transferred through waves.

b)

When heat is transferred through objects that are touching.

c)

The movement of gas or liquid in which warmer parts move up and the colder parts moves down.

4.

What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the sun warms the sand?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

All of them

5.

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

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

6.

Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

low to low

7.

Walking on a warm sand with your bare feet shows this type of heat transfer.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

8.

Ironing a shirt is an example of:

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

9.

You and your friends gathered around a campfire to keep warm. How heat is being transferred?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

10.

This is the transfer of thermal energy through "space".

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

spaceship

11.

Which is NOT an insulator.

a)

Wool

b)

Plastic

c)

iron

d)

Glass

12.
What is a example of a conductor?
a)
wood 
b)
metal
c)
rubber
d)
rock
13.
The handle of a frying pan is often coated in rubber because rubber provides...
a)
Heat insulation
b)
Heat conduction
c)
A low melting point
d)
A nonstick surface
14.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
15.

What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the lizard touches the sand?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

All of them

16.

What type of thermal energy transfer is causing the movement of "lava" within the lava lamp?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Equilibrium

17.

At what temperature do the substances reach thermal equilibrium?

a)

14

b)

24

c)

31

d)

30

18.

What is the graph telling you about the substances and their environment?

a)

The substances are initially cooler than the surrounding environment

b)

The substances are initially warmer than the surrounding environment

c)

The substances are always the same temperature as surrounding environment

d)

The graph does not give use enough detail to answer this question