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Unit 5: Energy

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 2hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer

a)

Radiation

b)

Insulation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

2.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

3.

What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

a)

When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.

b)

a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.

c)

When thermal energy transfers by collisions between particles.

d)

When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.

4.

What is the definition of CONVECTION

a)

When heat transfers through waves.

b)

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

c)

The transfer of thermal energy in a fluid (liquid/gas) by movement of warm / cool fluids.

d)

Heat traveling from the sun

5.
The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
insulation
6.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
7.
a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

8.
A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by
a)
Boiling
b)
Evaporation
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
9.

When you pull your Totino's Pizza rolls out of the oven and the pan is so hot it burns your hand because you forgot your protective mit. The energy move to your hand from the pan to your hand through ...

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

10.

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

11.

The heat you feel when you put your hands ABOVE a fire.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

12.

My spoon is hot after leaving it on the pot that was on the stove.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

13.

This is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot on the stove.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

14.

The heat my snake feels from the heat lamp above him.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

15.

Why the dog lays down next to the wood stove.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

16.

Why the kettle on the stove gets hot.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

17.

Metals are great at allowing heat to flow through, we call these.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

18.

Rubber is not good at allowing heat to flow through, we call these.

a)

conductors

b)

insulators

19.

How does heat move?

a)

In many directions

b)

from warm places to cooler places

c)

from cold places to warm places

d)

Both B and C

20.

All of the following are good conductors of heat EXCEPT

a)

Copper

b)

Iron

c)

Plastic

d)

Aluminum

21.

Water boils due to what type of heat transfer?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

22.

A Curling Iron is able to curl hair due to what type of heat transfer?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

23.

Weather Patterns are able to occur due to what type of heat transfer? (Mark all that apply)

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

24.

What type of heat transfer takes place during Sun Bathing?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

25.

What type of heat transfer is taking place in the Mantle?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

26.

Your feet will burn on hot sand because of this type of heat transfer that is taking place between the bottom of your foot and the sand.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

27.

What type of heat transfer is taking place in a Lava lamp?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

28.

What type of heat transfer is taking place when the air gets hot in a toaster?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

29.

What type of heat transfer is taking place when you Microwave Food?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

30.

Food remains warm because of the heat lamps above them, this type of heat transfer is called?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

31.

Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

32.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

33.

Some cook pans have cooper on the bottom to heat evenly.

Copper transfers heat to the pan by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

34.

In a swimming pool, water near the surface is slightly warmer. The warm water rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

35.

The metal skewer gets so hot that you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

36.

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

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

37.

You lay on a hot rock at night and keep warm from the rock by

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

38.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
39.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
40.

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

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

41.
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
42.
You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of _?_.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
43.
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
44.
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
45.

You are in science class and want to see if the hot plates were used recently. You place your hand near the side of the hot plate. Without touching the hot plate, your hand feels warmer. Heat is transferred to your hand by _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

46.
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
47.
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.
48.

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

49.
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
50.

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

51.

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

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

52.

The candle will slowly heat the metal and transfer the heat directly to the mans hand. This is an example of _?_.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

53.
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.
54.

The moving of air in the image is an example of _?_.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

55.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
56.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
57.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
58.
Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer that moves -
a)
through empty space.
b)
when objects touch.
c)
only through solids.
d)
in the motion of fluids.
59.
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
60.

What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

61.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
62.
Which example below is an example of convection?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
63.
Which example below is an example of radiation?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
64.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
65.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
66.

What is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter?

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Specific Heat

d)

Mechanical Energy

67.

_____________ is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures.

a)

Temerature

b)

Heat

c)

Specific Heat

d)

Mechanical Energy

68.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

69.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
70.
Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
d)
It can travel high to low and low to high. 
71.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
72.

_________________ is the transfer of energy through or by electromagnetic waves.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

73.

Movements of water in a pot, molten mantle in the earth's crust and hot air rising in the atmosphere are examples of

a)

Sublimation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Radiation

74.
When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal equilibrium
75.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
76.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
77.
Conduction, Convection and Radiation are three types of...
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
78.

Heat transfer always occurs

a)

from cold to hot.

b)

from hot to cold.

c)

in any direction.

79.

Which of the following is NOT a type of heat transfer?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Transformation

80.

Conduction is heat transfer by

a)

touch.

b)

currents.

c)

waves.

81.

Convection is heat transfer by-

a)

touch.

b)

currents.

c)

waves.

82.

Radiation is heat transfer by

a)

touch.

b)

current.

c)

waves.

83.

The sun's rays are an example of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

84.

Water molecules in boiling water is an example of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

85.

Burning your hand on a hot pan is an example of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

86.

Heat transfer from a fire is an example of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

87.

Ironing a shirt is an example of

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

88.

The transfer of heat energy through direct contact is

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

89.

The transfer of heat energy by the rising of warmer molecules and falling of cooler molecules is

a)

conduction.

b)

convection.

c)

radiation.

90.

What type of heat transfer is in the form of wave particles?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

91.

What type of heat transfer occurs from the sun to the Earth?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

92.

What type of heat transfer occurs when warm air rises and cool air falls back down to Earth?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

93.

What heat transfers by direct contact?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

94.

What heat transfers by the rising of warm molecules and falling of cool molecules?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

95.

What heat transfers in the form of waves?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

96.

Hot air balloons work using what type of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

97.

An attic feeling warmer than the basement is an example of what type of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

98.

Lighting a candle with a match is an example of what type of heat transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

99.

Conduction

a)

heat transfer by Touch

b)

heat transfer by heat rising and sinking (Fluids)

c)

heat transfer by Not Touching

100.

Heat Transfer by Not Touching

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

101.

Heat Transfer by touch

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

102.

Heat Transfer through liquids rising and sinking

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

103.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

104.

Ironing

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

105.

spoon in the soup

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

106.

Tanning in the sun

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

107.

Drying your hair

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

108.

Microwave

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

109.

Baking cookies

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

110.

Roasting a marshmallow

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

111.

Convection

a)

heat transfer through empty space

b)

heat transfer by direct contact

c)

heat transfer by heat rising and cold sinking

112.

Radiation

a)

heat transfer through empty space

b)

heat transfer by direct contact

c)

heat transfer by heat rising and cold sinking

113.

Law of Conservation of Energy says-

a)

that energy CAN be created and destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

b)

that energy CANNOT be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another.

c)

energy is everywhere

d)

energy is NOT everywhere

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