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Thermal Energy and Heat

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
2.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

4.
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
5.
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
6.
Your best friend has a bunk bed. You move from the bottom bunk to the top bunk and notice that the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.
You are roasting marshmallows at a campfire. The metal skewer (stick) that you’re cooking your marshmallow on burns your hand because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
8.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
9.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _?_ substance to the _?_ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

c)

hotter to hotter

d)

colder to colder

10.
Which of the following is the best example of conduction?
a)
A light bulb warming a lampshade
b)
An egg cooking in a frying pan
c)
Water boiling in a pot
d)
Gases circulating in the atmosphere
11.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.
What causes the circulation of air in the atmosphere?
a)
Air in the atmosphere is heated by the sun and sinks to the ground.
b)
The ground is heated by the sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.
c)
Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.
d)
The sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.
13.

What is the measure of how hot or cold something is?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal Energy

14.
Which change is happening to the water?
a)
it is changing from a liquid to a gas
b)
it is changing from a liquid to a solid
c)
it is changing from a solid to a gas
d)
it is changing from a gas to a liquid
15.
Which process does the diagram show?
a)
freezing
b)
boiling
c)
evaporation
d)
melting
16.

If a door was left open between the bedroom (74 degrees) and the living room (68 degrees), what would likely happen to the temperatures after several hours?

a)

nothing, they would not change

b)

both rooms would become hotter 

c)

both room would become colder

d)

the bedroom temp. would lower and the living room temp. would rise

17.

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

potato

18.

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

a)

lower potential energy

b)

lower number of atoms

c)

higher thermal energy

d)

higher temperature

19.

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

a)

lower; particles are moving around less

b)

lower; particles are moving around more

c)

higher; particles are moving around the same

d)

higher; particles do not move

20.

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

a)

move slower

b)

move the same

c)

move faster

d)

stop moving

21.

Nash puts his cold Coke Slurpee on to the metal roof of his mom's car. Describe the heat transfer that takes place.

a)

Heat is transferred from the car's roof into the Slurpee and increases the temperature of the Slurpee.

b)

Heat is transferred from the Slurpee into the roof and increases the temperature of the roof.

c)

The Slurpee stays the same temperature until it is completely gone.

d)

The roof doesn't change temperature due to the fact that it sits in the sun all day.

22.

If a substance has many particles and we want to increase the kinetic energy of it, then what will it need more of from the surroundings?

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Energy

d)

Conduction

23.

What is thermal conductivity?

a)

The rate at which particles move in a substance

b)

The ability of a substance to have a large thermal energy

c)

A factor that determines the amount of thermal energy of a substance

d)

The rate at which a substance transfers heat

24.

What is a conductor?

a)

A material in which kinetic energy transfers easily

b)

A material in which kinetic energy does not transfer easily

c)

A material in which mass is transferred easily

d)

A material in which mass is not transferred easily

25.

An insulator

a)

Transfers kinetic energy well

b)

Transfers mass well

c)

Does not transfer kinetic energy well

d)

Transfers matter well

26.

Which makes the best conductor

a)

Water

b)

Plastic

c)

Wood

d)

Aluminum metal

27.

The energy of MOTION is called _______ energy.

a)

thermal

b)

kinetic

c)

potenial

d)

motion

28.

A liquid thermometer works because liquid _______ when warmed.

a)

expands

b)

contracts

c)

becomes a solid

d)

condenses

29.

The particles in the images are undergoing a change in energy. Which statement best describes what is happening?

a)

The kinetic energy of the particles on the right is the greatest of the three types of particles.

b)

The particles in the middle have more kinetic energy than the particles on the right.

c)

The particles in the middle have less space between them than the particles on the left.

d)

Energy was added to the particles on the left, so the particles in the middle have more energy.

30.

In a(n) (a)   , the particles are packed closely together, but they can move past each other freely.

31.

The common state of matter that does not have a definite shape or a definite volume is a(n) (a)   .