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Heat Transfer

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heat flow (convection current) in the ocean and the atmosphere is...

a)

cool flows down - warm flows up

b)

cool flows up - warm flows down

c)

cool flows up - warm flows up

d)

cool flows down - warm flows down

2.

What is the transfer of heat by circulation of the heated parts of a liquid or gas?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Coriolis Effect

d)

Radiation

3.

Which best explains how the Earth’s atmosphere is warmed?

a)

Radiation from the sun warms the surface and the atmosphere is heated through conduction and convection.

b)

Radiation from the sun warms the surface and the atmosphere is heated through evaporation and convection.

c)

Convection from the sun warms the surface and the atmosphere is heated through conduction and radiation.

d)

Convection from the sun warms the surface and the atmosphere is heated through evaporation and conduction.

4.

What type of energy transfer occurs when two things are in direct contact (touching)?

a)

Condensation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

5.

Which of the following shows a transfer of energy by means of conduction?

a)

Standing near a warm fire.

b)

Watching a microwave oven cook your food.

c)

Grabbing a metal seat belt buckle after a car has been closed up in the sun all day.

d)

Feeling the breeze that blows over the land during the day and toward the sea later that night.

6.

To check if an iron is hot, you place your hand near the iron and feel that it is warm without touching it. What type of heat transfer is this?

a)

Condensation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

7.

When you play outside in the sun too long and receive a sunburn, which type of heat transfer is this?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Evaporation

d)

Radiation

8.

A student must choose three items to demonstrate conduction, convection, and radiation from solar energy. The student quickly chooses water and a metal bowl. Which of the following items should the student choose to complete the experiment?

a)

Rubber ball

b)

food coloring

c)

heat lamp

d)

ice cube

9.

What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns?

a)

Sun

b)

Moon

c)

Oceans

d)

Mountains

10.

Boiling Water...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.

Feet on Hot Sand...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

12.

Microwaving Food...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

13.

Weather Patterns...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

14.

Lava Lamp...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

15.

Hot air balloon...

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

16.

The sun shining...

a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to...

a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
18.

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

a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.

Heat from a heat lamp...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

20.

Blow Drying your hair...

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

21.
The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
22.

The arrows in the picture below show several ways heat is transferred from the Sun as it strikes sand on the surface of a beach. Which arrow shows convection?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Kumar is studying how Earth is warmed by sunlight. The following illustration shows his model of the sun and Earth.

Which process is mostly responsible for warming the soil in Kumar’s model?

a)

Conduction between the lamp and the soil causes the soil to warm.

b)

Convection currents between the lamp and the soil cause the soil to warm.

c)

Expansion of particles in the soil causes the soil to warm.

d)

Radiation from the lamp reaches the soil and causes the soil to warm.

24.

A warm rock is in direct contact with the cooler ground.

Which of the following will happen?

a)

Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will increase

b)

Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will increase

c)

Energy in the form of heat will flow from the rock to the ground, and the temperature of the rock will decrease.

d)

Energy in the form of heat will flow from the ground to the rock, and the temperature of the rock will decrease.

25.

If you visit the beach on a hot summer day you will probably feel a sea breeze coming off the water onto the land.

Which of the following causes this sea breeze?

a)

During the day, solar radiation warms the land more than the water.

b)

The water is warmer than the land during the day.

c)

Earth is tilted toward the Sun, causing air to move inland from the water.

d)

Hurricanes that form in the oceans blow air into the shore.

26.
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