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Assessment: Thermal Energy (Heat Transfer)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which process of heat transfer occurs through direct contact between objects?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

evaporation

d)

convection

2.

What is the transfer of heat through a fluid or gas called?

a)

conduction

b)

evaporation

c)

radiation

d)

convection

3.

Which process of heat transfer does not require a medium to transfer heat?

a)

evaporation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

radiation

4.

What is the main mode of heat transfer in solids?

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

evaporation

d)

convection

5.

Which process of heat transfer occurs due to the movement of particles in a fluid or gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

conduction

6.

What is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves called?

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

absorption

d)

conduction

7.

Which process of heat transfer is responsible for the heating of the Earth by the Sun?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

evaporation

8.

What is the unit used to measure heat transfer?

a)

ampere (A)

b)

watt (W)

c)

joule (J)

d)

newton (N)

9.

Which process of heat transfer is responsible for the circulation of hot water in a pot?

a)

evaporation

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

10.

What is the transfer of heat from one object to another through direct contact called?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

absorption

d)

conduction