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WorksheetsThermal Energy Practice Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 24mins
Kyle put ice in a cooler on the patio that winter for a party. Unfortunately, that weekend was warmer than usual and the ice melted. Which answer best explains the change of property of matter?
The Solid Water changed to liquid because it was evaporated
The Solid water melted because the temperature became too cold.
The air outside transferred its heat into the cooler melting the ice.
The ice melted because it was never frozen
Tammy gave her siblings hot-coco and used four types of cups; a metal cup, Styrofoam cup, a plastic cup, and a wooden cup. Which cup will most likely heat up the fastest.
The wooden cup will heat the fastest
the Styrofoam cup will heat the fastest
The metal cup will heat the fastest
the plastic cup will heat the fastest
Julianna had a thermos of hot coffee and it become cool after sitting for a while. She decided to place the thermos in boiling hot water. Which best explains why the coffee became hot again?
The coffee lost its to the pot of water.
The pot of water transferred its heat to the thermos.
The coldness of the thermos transferred to the hot water.
They both remained the same.
Mary was making soup on the stove and left the pot-spoon in the pot to answer the phone. When she returned to finish; she picked the spoon up and burned her fingers. Which explains why this happened?
Her hand transferred heat to the spoon making her hand feel hot
The spoon became hot and transferred heat to her hand by conduction
Radiation from the spoon burned her hand
Heat from the soup was circulated by Conduction. .
Magma under the Earth's crust is constantly being heated by the core and cooled again as it rises. Which best describes what is happening here?
Heat from the Crust is heating he mantle by conduction
Convection currents are causing the mantle to be heated and cooled again.
The core is heating the mantle by Radiation
The heat comes from the ocean
Rod made hot glass of tea at 125 degrees, to sip while on his balcony. Outside is currently 78 degrees. He put it down for a second and the temperature of the tea registered 98 degrees. Which best explains what is happening to Rod's tea?
His tea is losing heat to the environment causing the temperature the tea to drop.
His tea is taking in cold from the air.
the coldness in the glass was transferred to the tea making his tea cooler.
Timothy measured the temperature in Miami while on vacation for two months. He observed it was Several degrees hotter on days with mostly sunshine than on cloudy days. Which statement likely describes his observation?
The lack of clouds made it easier for conduction to heat the city.
The lack of clouds decreased radiation causing heat to rise
The lack of clouds made it easier for radiation from the sun to heat the air around the city
There was too much water on the ground
Nikita Placed he tongue on a lamp post on a cold winter day and it got stuck? Which of the following best explains why this occurred?
Convection from the lamp post pushed cold into her tongue
Radiation from Nikita's tongue went into the lamp causing her tongue to loose heat and freeze
her tongue was attracted to the lamp post because of conduction
The tip of Nikita's tongue froze to the lamp-post because it lost heat due to conduction.
Which of the following best explains oceans act as a collector and mover of thermal energy?
Evaporation takes the heat from inside the Earth and spins it back and forwards until it cant heat anymore.
Because thermal energy from the sun's radiation cause convection currents in the ocean which then spread that heat around the planet.
Most of the Earth's heat is lost to Space because of Conduction between clouds and space.
its just disappeared over time
While visiting Hershey Pennsylvania on field trip. Mark saw a candy maker heat sugar and make candy figurines that looked like animals. Which best explains why the candy maker was able to shape these figures?
The candy maker cooled the sugar and it became more flexible.
The candy maker heat the sugar and it became more flexible.
The candy maker heat the candy and it became less flexible
The black smith cooled the sugar and it became less flexible
The space shuttle had permanent-black ceramic tiles covering its nose and belly. These tiles protected it from heat generated during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. Which best explains why these ceramic tiles were used?
The ceramic tiles were good conductors and allowed heat to enter the shuttle
The ceramic tiles are good insulators and protected the shuttle from heat during re-entry
The tiles reflected the heat in the atmosphere
The ceramic tiles would burn away and fall of protecting the shuttle.
Sarah has just pour juice into a popsicle mold and place it them into a plain old cooler sitting in her dads garage. What best explains what needs to happen to the cooler and order to make the popsicles?
The temperature of the cooler needs to decrees.
The temperature of the water needs to increase.
The temperature of the cooler needs to increase and decrease
The temperature of the cooler needs to stay the same.
Why is metal used as the cooking elements on most electric or gas stoves?
Because metal is a good insulator
Metal is a good conductor
Metal looks more attractive
Metal is natural and inexpensive
Why doesn't a plastic ice-cream scoop work as well as a metal ice-cream scoop when both are dipped in water before to scooping ice cream?
because the plastic ice cream scoop is not as big
because the metal ice cream scoop is a good conductor making it easier to use than plastic
because the plastic ice cream scoop is a good conductor making it harder to use.
plastic is not good for scooping.
Which statement best describes why thermal energy is the movement of heat?
When objects are heated their particles don't move as much
Particles in heated items dont mix with cold particles so the heat goes away. This leads to a decrease in activity.
Particles in heated items generate friction-causing heat in the rest of the material when an item or material is heated.
Thermal energy does not move.
A nuclear bomb has exploded in the Mojave desert. Those who did not feel the blast were still affected by its detonation. Which best explains why this was the case?
Nuclear bombs release a lots of thermal energy in the form of radiation that travels miles further than the actual blast.
The people traveled to the center of the blast and came in contact with contaminated debre.
Those people affected had auto-immune system failure making them more likely to be affected.
These people are faking it.
