WorksheetsThermal Energy Transfer
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 39mins
Which best describes heat transfer by radiation?
A slice of bacon frying in a pan.
A pot on a stove boiling water.
Cooking a hotdog in a microwave.
A hot air balloon.
What enables fireman to enter buildings that are on fire and return from them safely?
Convection cells keep fire away.
The heat makes the building expand so there is no more room.
Fireman wear heat resistant suits.
They are really fast.
Which of the following best describes CONVECTION?
When heat is transferred through waves.
When heat is transferred through objects that are touching.
The movement of gas or liquid in which warmer parts move up and the colder parts moves down.
What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the sun warms the sand?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
All of them
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.
high to low
low to high
high to high
low to low
Walking on a warm sand with your bare feet shows this type of heat transfer.
conduction
convection
radiation
Ironing a shirt is an example of:
condensation
evaporation
conduction
convection
You and your friends gathered around a campfire to keep warm. How heat is being transferred?
conduction
convection
radiation
This is the transfer of thermal energy through "space".
conduction
radiation
convection
spaceship
Which is NOT an insulator.
Wool
Plastic
iron
Glass
What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the lizard touches the sand?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
All of them
What type of thermal energy transfer is causing the movement of "lava" within the lava lamp?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Equilibrium
At what temperature do the substances reach thermal equilibrium?
14
24
31
30
What is the graph telling you about the substances and their environment?
The substances are initially cooler than the surrounding environment
The substances are initially warmer than the surrounding environment
The substances are always the same temperature as surrounding environment
The graph does not give use enough detail to answer this question
