WorksheetsThermal Energy Test Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is material that does not allow heat to be transferred through it?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
2.
What is transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
3.
What is a measure of kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Insulator
b)
Radiation
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Temperature
4.
What is a transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a fluid?
a)
Convection
b)
Heat
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
5.
What is a transfer of energy through colliding particles?
a)
Convection
b)
Heat
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
6.
Which of the following is heat you feel from a fire place?
a)
radiation
b)
convention
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
7.
Which of the following is frying a pancake?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
8.
Which of the following is the sun's rays reaching the earth?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
9.
Which of the following is a lava lamp?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
insulator
10.
Convection currents can only happen in gases or liquids not in solids because solids can't move.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Convection transfers heat through moving currents in gases or liquids.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Heat always transfers from hot to cold.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Heat transfer continues until both objects are at equal temperatures.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon, the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
15.
Light objects absorb radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Dark objects reflect radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Radiation transfers heat through electromagnetic radiation.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in matter is:
a)
mass
b)
temperature
c)
matter
d)
heat
19.
Thermal energy that is transferred (or MOVED) from matter at a higher temperature to matter at a lower temperature is called:
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
thermal energy
20.
True or false: Heat moves from the cooler object to a warmer object
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Heat is transferred by _________, convection, and radiation.
a)
thermal energy
b)
waves
c)
conduction
d)
radiant energy
22.
Identify the heat transfer occurring in this picture
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
Identify the heat transfer happening in this image
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
24.
A material that conducts heat well is called a
a)
conductor
b)
insulator
25.
A material that does not conduct heat well is called
a)
conductor (ex. spoon, metals)
b)
insulator (ex. wood, wool, straw, paper)
26.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
27.
This is an example of a(n):
a)
conductor of heat
b)
insulator
28.
When a piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°, What is the change in temperature?
a)
50°
b)
0°
c)
100°
d)
150°
29.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
30.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
31.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
32.
Heat moves by ______ when it travels from one solid to another solid.
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
thermal energy
d)
conduction
33.
Which is a conductor?
a)
wool sweater
b)
aluminum foil
c)
oven mitt
d)
wooden spoon
34.
Which is an insulator?
a)
wooden spoon
b)
silver spoon
c)
steel spoon
d)
aluminum foil
35.
Glass, steel, and aluminum are good examples of ______.
a)
insulators
b)
thermal energy
c)
conductors
d)
radiation
36.
Plastic foam, wood, and rubber are good examples of ______.
a)
conductors
b)
insulators
c)
solar energy
d)
convection
37.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
38.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
39.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
40.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
41.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
42.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
43.
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.
44.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
45.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
46.
Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
47.
The chocolate bunny and the iron.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
48.
The chocolate bunny and the lamp.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
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