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Review Weather, Heat Transfer, Matter

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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.
3.

What is the definition of CONVECTION

a)

When heat transfers through waves.

b)

When heat transfers from objects that are touching.

c)

warm fluid rises; cool fluid sinks

d)

Heat traveling from the sun

4.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
5.
What is the BEST example of a conductor? 
a)
A wooden block
b)
A ceramic mug
c)
A glass cup
d)
A metal bowl
6.
An insulator . . .
a)
Allows a lot of heat to escape
b)
Makes the temperature of an object rise
c)
Moves heat from one place to another
d)
Traps heat inside an object
7.
True or False: A thermal conductor transfers heat well between two objects, and the heat does not stay in one place.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
A jacket is a good example of an . . .
a)
Insulator
b)
Investigator
c)
Insider
d)
Interrogator
9.
What is the BEST example of a conductor?
a)
A plastic toy
b)
A wooden table
c)
A styrofoam cup
d)
A metal shed
10.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
11.
Which is a TRUE statement comparing the density of gases and liquids?  
a)
Gases have higher density than liquids because the atoms are further apart
b)
Gases have lower density than liquids because the atoms are closer together
c)
 Gases have lower density than liquids because the atoms are further apart 
d)
Gases have higher density than liquids because the atoms are closer together
12.
As the temperature of a solid or liquid increases, the force of attraction between the atoms/molecules...... 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
remains the same
13.
Which of the following containers of sand has atoms/molecules with the greatest average kinetic energy?  
a)
1 kg at 20oC
b)
2 kg at 20oC
c)
4 kg at 20oC
d)
none has a greater amount because all have the same average kinetic energy
14.
Thermal energy always moves from ___________ to __________.
a)
Hot to Hot
b)
Cold to hot
c)
Warmer to cooler
d)
Cooler to warmer
15.
Why does warm air rise and cool air sink?
a)
Warm air is less dense than cooler air.
b)
Warm air is more dense than cooler air.
c)
Warm air weighs less than cooler air.
d)
Warm air weighs more than cooler air. 
16.

When would an object left in a room temperature room stop transferring heat?

a)

When it has reached the same temperature as the room temperature air

b)

When it has lost all of its thermal energy

c)

When it has gained all of the air's thermal energy

d)

When it has gained or lost all of it's coldness to the air

17.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...
a)
temperature
b)
heat 
c)
none of these
18.
When thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move: 
a)
More rapidly at an increased distance from each other
b)
More rapidly with less distance between each other
c)
More slowly with a greater distance between each other
d)
More slowly with a reduced distance be
19.
A measure of the average amount of kinetic energy of the particles in the object.
a)
energy
b)
expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
20.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
21.

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.

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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.

25.

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

26.
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.
27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

a)

contract ; expand

b)

expand ; contract

c)

stay ; change

d)

change ; stay

30.

A device that measures temperature. 

a)
Thermal energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermometer
d)
Heat
31.

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

32.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
33.
The faster molecules move, 
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the less temperature
c)
the same temperature
d)
I don't know
34.

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

35.

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

36.
How heat is transfered?
a)
From high to low temperature
b)
From low to high
c)
Up to down
d)
Left to right
37.

Warm day at the beach. Which temperature  represents the situation?

a)

30⁰F

b)

25⁰C

c)

37⁰F

d)

0⁰C

38.

What is a suitable temperature for the top of Mt. Everest?

a)

22⁰C

b)

40⁰F

c)

-20⁰F

d)

10⁰C

39.

Which temperature is the coldest?

a)

-10⁰F

b)

-40⁰C

c)

-50⁰C

d)

-40⁰F

40.

Temperature is a measure of

a)

how much liquid something contains

b)

how much a liquid spreads out

c)

how warm something is

d)

how much space something takes up

41.

Which is TRUE about the liquids shown?

a)

Liquid (a) has the highest temperature.

b)

Liquid (b) has the highest temperature.

c)

Liquid (c) has the highest temperature.

d)

All three temperatures have the same temperature.

42.

Select the temperature in °C

a)

30°C

b)

100°C

c)

90°C

d)

35°C

43.
Select the temperature in °C
a)
50°C
b)
10°C
c)
20°C
d)
60°C
44.

what is the normal temperature of the human body?

a)

30°C

b)

35°C

c)

38°C

d)

37°C

45.

what temperature does water boil at?

a)

110°C

b)

80°C

c)

100°C

d)

98°C

46.

what temperature does water freeze at?

a)

100°C

b)

0°C

c)

30°C

d)

-20°C

47.

What are the states of matter?

a)

solid, liquid, and juice

b)

solid and liquid

c)

solid and gas

d)

solid, liquid, and gas

48.

Which form of matter does not take the shape of its container?

a)

liquid

b)

gas

c)

solid

d)

air

49.

A gas

a)

has a definite shape but no definite volume

b)

has a definite volume but no definite shape

c)

has fast-moving particles

d)

none of the above

50.

At higher temperatures

a)

particles in an object have less energy

b)

particles in an object move faster

c)

a gas contracts

d)

none of the above

51.

Which of the following occurs when a liquid becomes a gas?

a)

the particles slow down

b)

the particles break away from one another

c)

the particles move closer together

d)

none of the above

52.

Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together?

They do not form a regular pattern.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

semi-solid

53.

In the above diagram, "State of Matter B" is a liquid. This means that it has:

a)

definite shape and volume.

b)

no definite shape or volume.

c)

definite volume, but changing shape.

d)

definite shape, but changing volume.

54.

What is happening when my water bottle in the freezer goes from a liquid state to a solid state?

a)

melting

b)

evaporating

c)

freezing

d)

cutting

55.

What happens when my glass of water is sitting in the sun and disappears into a gas?

a)

evaporation

b)

burning

c)

melting

d)

freezing

56.

My glass of ice water is sitting in the sun and has droplets of water on the outside of the glass. What is happening?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporating

c)

melting

d)

freezing

57.

Forces that hold particles together in liquids and gases are...

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

tall

d)

short