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WorksheetsStates of Matter/Heat Flow
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
2.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
3.
Ironing a shirt is an example of...
a)
condensation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
radiation
4.
The man goes to take the hot pot off the stove with his bare hands.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
5.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
6.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
8.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.
Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
11.
A house burns down. The vinyl siding of the house next door warps due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
12.
In what way does the Sun warm Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
condensation
13.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
14.
You are stirring a bowl of hot soup with a metal spoon. The spoon starts to feel warmer because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of _?_ from the lamp.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
objects that prevent heat transfer
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
c)
kinetic energy
d)
potential energy
17.
A ______________ is a material that transfers thermal energy well.
a)
insulator
b)
protector
c)
conductor
d)
reflector
18.
Wood, straw, and wool are materials that are good __________________.
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
c)
reflectors
d)
generators
19.
energy in motion
a)
kinetic energy
b)
potential energy
c)
heat
d)
transfer
20.
Silver, stainless steel, and copper are materials that are good _________________.
a)
insulators
b)
radiators
c)
currents
d)
conductors
21.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
22.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
23.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
24.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
25.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
26.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
27.
You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
28.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
indefinite shape, indefinite volume
29.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
30.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
31.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
32.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
33.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
34.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
35.
Which state of matter has particles arranged like this?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
36.
Which has particles that travel faster?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
amorphous solid
37.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
38.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
39.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
40.
At higher temperatures
a)
particles in an object have less energy
b)
particles in an object move faster
c)
a gas contracts
41.
What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?
a)
evaporation
b)
burning
c)
melting
d)
freezing
42.
Which state of matter does ice start as (before you cool it)?
a)
liquid
b)
solid
c)
gas
43.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
indefinite shape, indefinite volume
44.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
liquid
45.
Particles of a liquid
a)
are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
b)
have no viscosity.
c)
decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
d)
are free to move around one another but still touch.
46.
The speed of the molecules determines the _____.
a)
volume
b)
density
c)
pressure
d)
temperature
47.
Define a liquid.
a)
Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
b)
Definite shape, definite volume
c)
Found in stars
d)
Definite volume, indefinite shape
48.
Boiling
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to solid
c)
gas to liquid
49.
Freezing
a)
Solid to gas
b)
Liquid to solid
c)
Gas to solid
50.
Which has particles that travel faster?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
amorphous solid
51.
Theory or Law??? Predicts what will happen in the natural world.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
52.
Theory or Law??? Changes with new observations.
a)
Theory
b)
Law
53.
Theory or Law??? Explanation of a wide range of observations?
a)
Theory
b)
Law
54.
Theory or Law??? Makes NO attempt to explain an event.
a)
Theory
b)
Law
55.
Theory or Law??? How the universe was formed.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
56.
Theory or Law??? The effect of gravity on objects?
a)
Theory
b)
Law
57.
Theory or Law??? Newton's description on what causes things to move.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
58.
Theory or Law??? Explanation of how the dinosaurs disappeared.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
59.
Theory or Law??? Is a well-tested EXPLANATION for a wide range of observations and experimental results.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
60.
Theory or Law??? Is a DESCRIPTION of what a scientists expects to happen every time under a certain set of conditions.
a)
Law
b)
Theory
61.
True or False. Laws DO NOT change with new evidence.
a)
True
b)
False
62.
True or False. Theories describe things and laws explain things.
a)
False
b)
True
63.
True or False. Theories change because new technology improves our ability to observe the natural world.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
What is the independent variable in the following experiment? Plants grow more when exposed to classical music
a)
Exposure to classical music
b)
height of plant
c)
Normal exposure to noises with no music
65.
What is the dependent variable in the following experiment? Plants grow more when exposed to classical music
a)
Exposure to classical music
b)
Normal exposure to noises with no music
c)
height of plant
66.
What is the independent variable in the following experiment? Does the flavor of ice cream effect how fast the ice cream melts?
a)
flavor of ice cream
b)
how fast the ice cream melts
c)
ice cream in a freezer
67.
What is the dependent variable in the following experiment? What effect does an increase in temperature have on the decaying process of apples?
a)
temperature
b)
decaying process of apples
c)
room temperature apples
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