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grade 7 physical LONG QUIZ

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is heat transfer or movement by direct contact and is usually through solids.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

2.

Heat that is transferred or moved in circular currents through fluids is called _____.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

3.

In a pot of water that is heating on the stove (fogão), hot water sinks to the bottom and cold water rises to the top.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Heat from a light bulb (lâmpada) is an example of _____.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

5.

A huge rock at the park gets hot during the day. The rock was warmed by the Sun through _____.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

6.

If you lay on the hot rock from the question above, you get warmed by _____.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

7.

Which statement is true?

a)

The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.

b)

The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is

c)

The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

d)

The movement of molecules doesn't affect temperature.

8.

What is the energy of the movement of particles in a substance? (Choose all that apply)

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Temperature

9.

In heat transfer, the heat always moves from the _____ object to the _____ object.

a)

warmer to cooler

b)

cooler to warmer

c)

warmer to warmer

d)

cooler to cooler

10.

Heat stops being transferred between objects when _____. (Choose all that apply)

a)

some amount of time has passed

b)

the objects reach thermal equilibrium

c)

the temperature of the objects becomes very far apart

d)

the temperature of the objects becomes the same.

11.

Heat and temperature are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A thermometer measures temperature of hot water because ___ (Choose all that apply)

a)

heat is transferred from the water to the thermometer

b)

the particles in the thermometer begin moving faster

c)

the particles in the thermometer expand

d)

the water cools down to reach thermal equilibrium with the thermometer.

13.

Smoke (fumaça) rises over a campfire because _____.

a)

heated gas rises

b)

heated gas goes down

c)

the heated gas conducts heat to space

d)

smoke follows beauty

14.

Humans are great at measuring the exact temperature of objects.

a)

True, humans have a great sense of temperature

b)

False, humans have no idea what temperature objects are

c)

False, humans are good at measuring differences in temperature.

15.

When you open the fridge and your mom yells at you to close it because you are letting all the cold out, why is she incorrect.

a)

She's not, mom is always correct.

b)

She's not, because you are letting the cold out.

c)

Because heat always transfers from warm to cold.

d)

Because opening the fridge has no effect on the temperature of the inside of the fridge.

16.

When you touch something that feels cold,

a)

it melts

b)

it freezes

c)

coldness moves from the cold object to your hand

d)

heat from your hand moves to the cold object.

17.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. What method of heat transfer requires direct contact between objects?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Sublimation

18.

2. Which of the following materials will undergo convection?

a)

Liquid and gas

b)

Gas and solid

c)

Solid and liquid

d)

Gas only

19.

3. How does the heat of the Sun reaches the Earth?

a)

Thermal expansion

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiatiion

20.

4. The occurrence of breeze is a manifestation of what method of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal expansin

21.

5. You are holding a metal wire on one end, while the other end is placed over the flame. Very soon, the wire is too hot to handle. What method of heat transfer is taking place?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Sublimation

22.
  1. Heat transfer by Convection occurs ________________.
a)

only in gases

b)

only in liquids

c)

only in solids

d)

in gases and liquids

23.

When you touch a piece of ice with your finger, energy flows _______.

a)

from your finger to the ice

b)

from the ice to the finger

c)

both ways

d)

energy does not flow

24.

The woman is cooking a noodle soup. How does the heat travel through the pan?

a)

Radiation

b)

Dispersion

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction

25.

The lady is cooking a noodle soup. How does the heat travel through the soup?

a)

Radiation

b)

Dispersion

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

26.

In convection in gases, what happens with the cold air?

a)

Cold air rises

b)

Cold air sinks

c)

Cold air moves up and down

d)

Cold air moves side ward

27.

Wind is defined as moving air. It is caused by unequal heating of the Earth"s surface. What method of heat transfer is taking place in this phenomena?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Dispersion

28.

What method of heat transfer does not require a medium?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Dispersion

29.

What happens with air if temperature increases?

a)

the air rises

b)

the air sinks

c)

the air move side ward

d)

the air move vertically

30.

Heat transfer is related to change in temperature. This statement is ______.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

UNDECIDED

31.

Heat is an energy that is transferred from one object to another due to ______________.

a)

difference in temperature

b)

similarities with the temperature

c)

fluctuating temperature

d)

Both A and B

32.

As part of a lab experiment, Tasha drops a metal cube into a beaker of water, as shown in the figure below.


After energy in the form of heat transfers between the substances, what is the final temperature of the water?

a)

The final temperature is 25 °C because there is more water than metal.

b)

The final temperature is 50 °C because the metal warms the water to the temperature of the metal.

c)

The final temperature is between 25 °C and 50 °C because energy is transferred from the metal to the water.

d)

The final temperature is between 25 °C and 50 °C because most of the thermal energy is lost to the air around the substances.

33.

The water in Mario’s swimming pool absorbs energy as heat during the day. Which of the following would the water in the pool be most likely to do?

a)

condense

b)

evaporate

c)

freeze

d)

melt

34.

Emerson places a beaker of water on a hotplate and turns the hotplate on. The temperature in the room is 25 ºC. After the water heats to 75 ºC, she adds pieces of ice to the beaker.


Which of the following describes a transfer of heat energy that occurs during this experiment?

a)

from the air to the water

b)

from the ice to the beaker

c)

from the water to the ice

d)

from the water to the hotplate

35.

How does the thermal energy of the liquid in the larger beaker compare to the thermal energy of the liquid in the smaller beaker?

a)

The liquid in the larger beaker has less thermal energy than the liquid in the smaller beaker.

b)

The liquid in the larger beaker has more thermal energy than the liquid in the smaller beaker.

c)

The liquid in the larger beaker has the same amount of thermal energy as the liquid in the smaller beaker.

d)

The exact volume of the liquid in each beaker must be known to compare the thermal energy of the liquids.

36.

Which description defines heat?

a)

total thermal energy of an object or substance

b)

change in the temperature of a substance in degrees Celsius

c)

energy transferred between objects at different temperatures

d)

average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance

37.
When you touch something that feels cold, 
a)
heat from your hand moves into the cold substance.
b)
coldness moves from the cold substance into your hand.
c)
it melts.
d)
it freezes.
38.

The pan is made of iron. The handle is NOT too hot to touch. What might the pan's handle be made of?

a)

copper

b)

aluminum

c)

wood

d)

iron

39.

Rahma got an ice cream from her mom. The ice cream melts under the sun because the ice cream ___________.

a)

gains heat from the sun

b)

loses heat to the sun

c)

cannot withstand the heat from the sun

d)

produce too much heat

40.

Heat loss causes matter to ________. Heat gain causes matter to ________.

a)

contract ; expand

b)

expand ; contract

c)

stay ; change

d)

change ; stay

41.

A device that measures temperature. 

a)
Thermal energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermometer
d)
Heat
42.

A temperature scale that is used mostly in United States.

According to it, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.

a)

Celsius

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Kelvin

d)

All of them

43.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
44.

Mariana is at the beach with her parents so she see on a clock that the temperature is 104 ºF, she asks his father what is the temperature in celsius. He father says:

a)

279,5 ºC

b)

40 ºC

c)

55,5 ºC

d)

104 ºC

45.

Juanita tells to his mother that she wants to go some day to iceland to see beautiful landscape, but his mother says that the temperatures there are around 280 K on may, Juanita convert to Celsius and get:

a)

44.33 ºC

b)

280 ºC

c)

7 ºC

d)

89 ºC

46.
How heat is transfered?
a)
From high to low temperature
b)
From low to high
c)
Up to down
d)
Left to right
47.

A piece of cheese that melts as heat is transferred from the meat to the cheese is an example of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

48.

Taking a hot air balloon ride is an example of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

49.

Taking a trip to the beach and falling asleep under the sun, resulting in a sunburn is an example of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

50.

True or False

Heat transfer is the transfer of heat from cooler objects to warmer objects.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Conduction is how heat passes through objects by...

a)

Fluids

b)

Direct Contact

c)

Empty Space

52.

Convection is how heat transfers through...

a)

Fluids

b)

Direct Contact

c)

Empty Space

53.

Radiation is how heat transfers through...

a)

Fluids

b)

Direct Contact

c)

Empty Space

54.

What is the circular motion of hot air rising and cold air sinking?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Electromagnetic Waves

d)

Conduction

55.

True or False

The hotter the temperature the faster the molecules move around.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

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

a)

Thermometer

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal Energy