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Thermal Energy Test Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which direction does the transfer of thermal energy move?

a)

From the hotter object (fire) to the colder object (the pan)

b)

From the colder object (the pan) to the hotter object (fire)

c)

Into both objects at the same time

d)

It doesn't move at all

2.

If there was an arrow showing the thermal energy transfer between the two cubes, which direction would it point?

a)

to the right --> (blue to red)

b)

to the left <-- (red to blue)

3.

What are criterion in a science experiment?

a)

things that make it harder

b)

the results of the science experiment

c)

the rules you have to follow

d)

whether or not your hypothesis was right

4.

What are constraints in a science experiement?

a)

things that make it harder

b)

the rules you have to follow

c)

the results of the science experiment

d)

whether or not your hypothesis was right

5.

Which of the following was a criterion from our medicine container project?

a)

must keep ice cold for at least 30 minutes

b)

must cost less than $20

c)

must be smaller than a shoebox

d)

must be built during the class time

6.

Which of the following were constraints from our medicine container project?

a)

must keep ice cold for at least 30 minutes

b)

could not spend any money

c)

you can only use the materials you brought

d)

you only have so much time to complete each step

7.

What is the approximate temperature in degrees Celsius of this thermometer?

a)

30 degrees C

b)

65 degrees C

c)

10 degrees C

d)

19 degrees C

8.

Which choice tells the order of the thermometers from HOTTEST to COLDEST?

a)

A, D, C, B

b)

B, C, D, A

c)

A, B, D, C

d)

B, C, A, D

9.

Which type of thermal energy transfer occurs when heat circulates in air or water (hot rises, cold sinks)?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

10.

Which type of thermal energy transfer occurs when 2 objects of different temperatures touch?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

11.

Which type of thermal energy transfer occurs when heat travel in waves and does NOT touch another object?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.

Which of the following is an example of convection?

a)

you burn your hand by touching a hot pot

b)

your parent's car is hot from being parked in the sun all day

c)

air in your house is warmer upstairs and cooler in the basement

13.

Which of the following is an example of conduction?

a)

you burn your hand by touching a hot pot

b)

your parent's car is hot from being parking in the sun all day

c)

air in your house is warmer upstairs and cooler in the basement

14.

Which of the following is an example of radiation?

a)

you burn your hand by touching a hot pot

b)

your parent's car is hot from being parking in the sun all day

c)

air in your house is warmer upstairs and cooler in the basement

15.

Do larger things or smaller things heat up faster?

a)

larger

b)

smaller

16.

Would more ice cream or less ice cream melt faster?

a)

more ice cream

b)

less ice cream

17.

Of the following, which material would you use to keep something hot for 30 minutes?

a)

styrofoam

b)

wood

c)

steel

d)

tin foil

18.

What are criteria you might have to consider when building a cup to keep something hot?

a)

if it is holding coffee or tea

b)

how big it can be

c)

how long it has to stay hot

d)

how much money it costs

19.

What are constraints you might have to consider when building a cup to keep something hot?

a)

how much time to build it

b)

how much money it costs

c)

what materials are availabe

d)

what it is holding

20.

Based on the graph, which material of cup would keep the drink the hottest the longest?

a)

Material 1

b)

Material 2

c)

Material 3

d)

Material 4

21.

How do you know material 3 is keeping the drink the hottest? (hint: there may be more than one correct answer)

a)

Material 3 is the hottest at the end of the trial

b)

All of the materials started with the same/similar temperatures

c)

Material 3 is the lightest color

d)

Materials 1, 4, and 2 are colder than Material 3 at the end

22.

True or False: The cup made of Material 3 must be the best conductor?

a)

true

b)

false

23.

True or False: The type, states, and amount of matter of an object can determine its thermal energy transfer.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Vocab: energy of motion

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

thermal energy

25.

Vocab: a measure of how much matter is present in a substance

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

thermal energy

26.

Vocab: anything that has volume and mass

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

thermal energy

27.

Vocab: the total kinetic energy of the tiny particles that make up matter

a)

kinetic energy

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

thermal energy