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3rd Grade Thermodynamics Quiz

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a thermometer used to measure?

a)

Time

b)

Temperature

c)

Weight

d)

Length

2.

What is a thermometer used to measure?

a)

Time

b)

Temperature

c)

Weight

d)

Length

3.

Which scale is used to measure temperature in the metric system?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Rankine

d)

Kelvin

4.

What does temperature measure?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Heat energy

d)

Length

5.

What is the U.S system scale used to measure temperature?

a)

Rankine

b)

Kelvin

c)

Fahrenheit

d)

Celsius

6.

What is a substance?

a)

A unit of measurement

b)

A physical matter

c)

A type of temperature

d)

A type of energy

7.

Ms. Sarkar made some hot Chicken Noodle soup for dinner. However, she needs it to cool down since it is too hot.

7.

Which container should Ms. Sarkar use to help cool down her soup?

a)

A.

b)

B.

8.

What is the smallest particle of a substance called?

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Atom

d)

Molecule

9.

Ms. Ramroop and Ms. Sarkar are confused about which cube has the largest surface area. Ms. Sarkar said cube C has the largest surface area. Ms. Ramroop was sure that cube A has the largest surface area.

9.

Which cube has a LARGEST surface area?

a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

10.

What does heat energy represent?

a)

How quickly molecules are moving

b)

The color of an object

c)

The weight of an object

d)

The shape of an object

11.

What does the process of cooling involve?

a)

Changing the state of matter

b)

Decreasing the amount of heat energy

c)

Changing the color of an object

d)

Increasing the amount of heat energy

12.

What does surface area measure?

a)

The temperature of an object

b)

The total amount of area that the surface of an object occupies

c)

The volume of an object

d)

The weight of an object

13.

What do insulators do?

a)

Block the transfer of energy

b)

Increase the temperature of an object

c)

Transfer energy easily

d)

Change the state of matter

14.

What happens during the process of melting?

a)

Adding heat energy changes something from liquid to solid

b)

Adding heat energy changes something from solid to liquid

c)

Adding heat energy changes something from liquid to gas

d)

Adding heat energy changes something from gas to liquid

15.

What do conductors do?

a)

Block the transfer of energy

b)

Change the state of matter

c)

Transfer energy easily

d)

Increase the temperature of an object

16.

What is the unit of measurement for temperature in degrees Celsius?

a)

R

b)

K

c)

°F

d)

°C

17.

What is the unit of measurement for temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?

a)

°F

b)

R

c)

°C

d)

K

18.

What is the unit of measurement for temperature in Kelvin?

a)

K

b)

R

c)

°F

d)

°C

19.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

1,000 degrees Celsius

b)

10,000 degrees Celsius

c)

100 degrees Celsius

d)

10 degrees Celsius

20.

Which day of the week has the highest temperature?

a)

Tuesday

b)

Thursday

c)

Wednesday

d)

Friday

21.
Select the temperature in °F
a)
90°F
b)
100°F
c)
40°F
d)
30°F
22.
Look at the thermometer and select the activities you can do at this temperature in °C
a)
Swimming
b)
Beach
c)
Build a snowman
d)
Picnic
23.
100 degrees Fahrenheit is very...
a)
cool
b)
happy
c)
cold
d)
hot
24.

Water _____________ at 0 degrees Celsius.

a)

Boils

b)

Freezes

c)

Heats

d)

All of them

25.

Which material is a conductor?

a)

Cotton

b)

Plastic

c)

Paper

d)

Silver

26.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
21° C
b)
21° F
c)
22° F
d)
22°C
27.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
16 °
b)
12 °
c)
13 °
d)
14 °
28.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
80° F
b)
81° F
c)
82° F
d)
85° F
29.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
31° C
b)
35° C
c)
32° C
d)
39° C
30.

Conductors can be

a)

metal, copper, iron, and gold

b)

metal, silver, plastic, wood

c)

Copper, Styrofoam, brass, silver

d)

brass, cork, cotton, paper

31.

What are these

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

32.

What are these materials called?

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

33.
What is a conductor?
a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
34.

What is an insulator?

a)
a material that slows the transfer of heat
b)
a material that transfers heat easily
c)
a material that is fluffy
d)
a material that is temperature controlled
35.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
36.
This is an example of a Insulator. 
a)
True
b)
False
37.

What is matter?

a)

time and space

b)

something that is too big

c)

matter is everything that has mass and takes up space

d)

something that is really small

38.

What are the 3 stages of matter?

a)

anger, happy, sadness

b)

small, medium, large

c)

tall, taller, tallest

d)

solids, liquids, and gas

39.

The natural flow of heat is always from ________.

a)

Hot to cold

b)

Lower temperature to high temperature

c)

Cold to hot

d)

Both B and C