WorksheetsThermal Energy and Heat Transfer Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred through waves of heat across a distance.
b)
When heat is transferred through circulation of liquid or gases
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
2.
__________ is the transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
3.
The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is called
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
insulation
4.
How does heat move?
a)
from a warmer to a cooler object
b)
from a cooler to a warmer object
c)
toward a hot object
d)
away from a cold object
5.
How is energy from the Sun transferred?
a)
by radiation
b)
by conduction
c)
by convection
d)
by the force of gravity
6.
When you heat up an object, the particles in the object move _________.
a)
faster
b)
the same speed
c)
slower
7.
Two fluids, one warm and one cold, mix. The warm fluid rises and the cool fluid sinks. This is an example of:
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
I don't know??????
8.
A material that stops the transfer of heat is called a(n)
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
c)
radiometer
d)
transfer
9.
A material that allows heat transfer by the heat passing through it is called a(n)
a)
insulator
b)
radiometer
c)
transport
d)
conductor
10.
What is true of two objects when heat is passed between them?
a)
They are both hot.
b)
They are both large.
c)
They are at different temperatures.
d)
They have a lot of energy.
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