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Heat Transfer Practice

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heating a room with a fireplace

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

2.

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer

a)

Radiation

b)

Insulation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

3.

In which of the following state are the particles closest together?

a)

Fluid

b)

Gas

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

4.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

5.

Which is the best surface for reflecting heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

6.

Which is the best surface for absorbing heat radiation?

a)

Shiny white

b)

Dull white

c)

Shiny black

d)

Dull black

7.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

8.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

9.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
10.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
11.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
12.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
13.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Insulation

14.
Which of the following is needed for convection to happen?
a)
Fluid/s
b)
Light in the form or rays
c)
Electromagnetic waves
d)
Fire
15.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
16.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
17.
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)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
18.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
19.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.

A cat is hanging out several feet from a fire in a fireplace. This causes the kitty cat to get warm. The kitty cat is warm because of...

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

The fur sweater he's wearing!

21.

A certain type of decorative lamp contains colored liquids. These liquids form globs that break off and rise to the top of the liquid. The globs rise due to

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Globulation

22.

Near the ceiling of a room, the air is warmer. The warmer air is rising because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

It was told to by this crazy fool!

23.

In a swimming pool, the water near the surface is slightly warmer. The temperature of the water near the top rises because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Too many dogs being in the pool!

24.

A fireman that is at a building that is on fire feels a door and it is hot. Why does his hand feel hot?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

The Human Torch was on the other side!

25.

A huge boulder at the state park in Arizona gets so hot during a mid summer's day. This is due to...

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Boogie Fever

26.

A house burns down. On the house next to it, the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across to the other house by

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Marvin the Martian

27.

As you hold a piece of ice, it begins to melt from the warmth of you hand on it. This is because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

the fact that you are the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four.

28.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ object to the _______________ object.

a)

hotter / colder

b)

colder / hotter

c)

hotter / hotter

d)

colder / colder

29.

Which of the following statements is true regarding heat energy?

a)

The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.

b)

The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

c)

The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

d)

The faster you dance, the quicker you get tired.

30.

Dan heats up a sandwich in the microwave. What type of heat transfer is it from the microwave to the sandwich?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

microwave

31.

Jayden puts his hand in a fire. What heat transfer is it from the fire to Jayden's hand?

a)

Energy

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

None of the above

32.

Liam is cooking pasta. He starts with just a pot of hot water then he adds the cold pasta how does the pasta get cooked?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

conduction and convection

33.

Brooks is at recess in a sunny day. He drinks water from his water bottle, the water was hot. how'd the water get hot?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

radiation

d)

all of the above

34.

An iron is placed on your clothes to smooth out the wrinkles. The iron transfers heat to your clothes through____???

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

35.

A pot is placed directly on a stove. The pot gets hot due to ???

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

36.
You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
37.

You are baking a cake. When you open the oven, a gush of warm air flows out toward your face. This warm air is due to???

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

38.

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

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

39.
Which will most likely occur when raw egg is placed on black pavement on a hot, summer day?
a)
The pavement will conduct the heat and cook the egg.
b)
The egg will reflect the heat and make the pavement hotter underneath.
c)
The egg will absorb the heat  and leave the pavement hotter underneath.
d)
The pavement will absorb the heat from the egg, and the egg will stay raw.
40.
Jordan places a hot spoon into a container of ice cream. How does this help him scoop  out the ice cream? 
a)
The coolness from the ice cream is conducted to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
b)
The coolness from the ice cream is radiated to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
c)
The warmth of the spoon is conducted to the ice cream  making it easier to scoop out.
d)
The warmth of the spoon is radiated  to the ice cream making it easier to scoop out.
41.
John put a heat pack on his cold feet. What will most likely be the result?
a)
The cold from John’s feet will  be radiated into  the heat pack.
b)
The warmth of the heat pack will be radiated  onto John’s feet.
c)
The cold from John’s feet will be conducted  into the heat pack.
d)
The warmth of the heat pack will be conducted  onto John’s feet.
42.
Which best describes the process of convection?
a)
Convection is the primary way  heat travels  through rays.
b)
Convection is the primary way heat travels  through metals.
c)
Convection is the primary way heat travels  through appliances.
d)
Convection is the primary way heat travels  through liquids and gasses.
43.

Which type of heat is being transferred in the image?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

44.

Doug is making popcorn in a oven. He put kernels on a pan in the oven. which type(s) of heat transfer can help cook the popcorn.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

all of the above

45.

The average energy of motion of an object’s particles.

a)

Heat

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

46.

While on vacation, Carine rides in a hot-air balloon. To make the balloon rise, the pilot turns on a flame to warm the air inside the balloon. How does the air change?

a)

The temperature of the air decreases.

b)

The air particles move closer together.

c)

The motion of the air particles increases.

d)

The air changes to a different state of matter.

47.

Thermal energy being transferred from one place to another.

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Heat

d)

Conduction

48.

•The movement of heat or electricity through matter by direct contact is called_________.

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

thermal heat

d)

conduction

49.

Which of the following answer choices IS NOT an example of conduction?

a)

Touching a metal spoon in a cup of hot liquid

b)

Holding a chocolate bar in your hand then it starts to melt

c)

•Hot air rising in the atmosphere, cold sinking

d)

Putting a heating pad on your back

50.

Which of the following describes the transfer of thermal energy that occurs as a piece of ice in her hand?

a)

Thermal energy is transferred from her hand to the ice cube.

b)

Thermal energy is transferred from the ice cube to her hand.

c)

Thermal energy is transferred back and forth from her hand to the ice cube

d)

Thermal energy does not transfer between to objects at different temperatures.

51.

•The transfer of thermal energy though a fluid (gas or liquid) is called_________.

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

thermal radiation

52.

Which of the following answer choices accurately describes thermal transfer conduction?

a)

The transfer of heat through solids, liquids, or gases

b)

The transfer of thermal heat through liquids or gases.

c)

The transfer of heat through touching(mostly metals) solids in particular.

d)

The transfer of heat through open space or waves.

53.

Which type of thermal energy transfer is represented in the picture?

a)

radiation

b)

temperature

c)

conduction

d)

convection

54.

Which of the following answer choices is NOT an example of thermal transfer convection?

a)

Lava lamp rising and sinking

b)

Hot air balloon ride elevating for take off

c)

Hot water rising in the oceans, cold sinking

d)

Feeling the warmth from a fireplace

55.

As a spoon in a bowl of hot soup becomes warmer, by which process is energy being transferred to the spoon?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

direct contact

56.

What type of heat transfer is shown in the picture?

a)

heat option

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

57.

What is the rolling motion of boiling water an example of?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

insulation

d)

radiation

58.

What is transfer of heat through a material(solids) is called?

a)

thermal insulation

b)

thermal conduction

c)

thermal radiation

d)

thermal convection

59.

Hot air is seen rising from the pavement on a hot summer day. Which of the following is this an example of?

a)

thermal conduction

b)

thermal insulation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

60.

Energy transmitted in waves or a stream of particles or travels through open space is called_____.

a)

direction convection

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

61.

What type of heat transfer is denoted in the picture?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

none of the above

62.

What type of heat transfer is in this picture?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

convection

c)

Thermal energy

d)

conduction

63.

Which of the following is the transfer of energy as heat by the movement of a liquid or gas?

a)

radiation

b)

emission

c)

convection

d)

conduction

64.

Which of the following answer choices IS NOT an example of radiation?

a)

Placing a hand on top of a basket of hot rolls

b)

•Holding your hand over a burning match without touching it

c)

Holding your hands over a light bulb

d)

Laying out in the sun at a beach

65.

What type of heat transfer is occurring in the picture?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

heat transfer

d)

radiation

66.

A cold block of metal is placed in contact with a warm block of metal. Which type of energy will be transferred between the blocks?

a)

thermal energy

b)

chemical energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

mechanical energy

67.

The circular motion occurring in the mantle is the result of _______.

a)

convection currents

b)

radiation

c)

conduction contact

d)

lithosphere

68.

What type of thermal transfer is show in the photo?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

thermal picture

69.

What type of heat transfer is occurring in the picture?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Heat

70.

Which of the following is NOT an example of radiation?

a)

Warm and cold air circulating in the living room

b)

Laying out in the sun on the beach

c)

Feeling the warmth from a fireplace in the winter

d)

Microwaving food for lunch at work

71.

What type of heat transfer is on display in the photo?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

heat

d)

radiation

72.

What is the thickest layer of the Earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

73.

Which layer is at the center of the Earth?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Oceanic Crust

74.

This layer spins as the planet rotates and creates Earth's magnetic field.

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Crust

75.

Type of crust that lies beneath the ocean bed.

a)

Continental Crust

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Pizza Crust

d)

Crusty Crab

76.

This layer makes up 84% of Earth's volume.

(a)  

77.

The crust that makes up the land is called (a)   crust

78.

This layer is made up of iron and nickel that stay solid due to high pressure.

(a)  

79.

This is made of molten iron and nickel.

(a)  

80.

This layer has about 5,505 degrees Celcius temperature.

(a)  

81.

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

82.

Which layer is liquid?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

83.

What layer of the Earth is labeled B?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

84.

What layer of the Earth is labeled C?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

85.

What layer of the Earth is labeled D?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

86.

What layer has convection currents?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

87.

What layer is liquid and makes a magnetic field?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Crust

88.

Which layer is the coolest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

89.

Which layer is the hottest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

90.

Which layer of the Earth is the THICKEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

91.

Which layer of the Earth is the THINNEST?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

92.

This layer is a solid ball of metal.

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

93.

How many layers does Earth have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

94.

What happens to temperature as we move from the crust down into the inner core?

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

95.

What are the two sublayers making up the CRUST?

a)

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere, Oceanic

c)

Asthenosphere, Continental

d)

Oceanic, Continental

96.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
97.

If we can't travel to the center of the Earth, how do we know so much about it?

a)

Seismic waves, made by earthquakes and volcanoes

b)

special camera scopes sent through all the layers of the earth

c)

very long thermometers that can reach to the inner core

d)

super powerful x-rays

98.

What distinguishes chemical layers of Earth?

a)

the elements and compounds in each layer

b)

how rigid each layer is

c)

the thickness of each layer

d)

the temperature of each layer

99.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust down into the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
100.

Which crust is thicker

a)

oceanic

b)

continental

c)

bread

d)

pizza

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