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Openscied Thermal Energy

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
2.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
3.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
4.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
5.
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
6.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
7.
Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiaton
d)
thermal
8.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
9.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
10.
Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
11.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
12.

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

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

13.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
14.
Which is more dense?
a)
Hot Liquid
b)
Cold Liquid
15.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
16.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
17.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
18.
Mittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are fuzzy.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
19.
Conductors are materials that...
a)
Allow heat to pass through
b)
Stop heat from passing through
c)
Allow cold to pass through
d)
Stop cold from passing through
20.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
c)
conduction
d)
insulation
21.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
22.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
23.
Conduction, Convection and Radiation are three types of...
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
24.

Test - In order to make iced tea Lois brings a pitcher of water to a boil, adds tea and then ice to cool the tea. Which of the following best describes the direction of of the flow of thermal energy

a)

the energy flows from the tea to the ice

b)

the energy flows from the ice to the tea

c)

the energy flows between the ice and the air equally

d)

the energy flows between the ice and the tea equally

25.

Test - What would happen if a 20 degree ball is placed inside a 30 degree box

a)

energy will flow from the ball into the box until they come to the same temperature at 50 degrees

b)

energy will flow from the box into the ball until they come to the same temperature at 25 degrees

c)

energy will flow from the ball into the box until the box decreases in temperature to 20 degrees

d)

energy will flow from the box into the ball until the ball increases in temperature to 30 degrees

26.

Test - Lindsay is boiling macaroni noodles in a pot of water. The noodles rise and fall as the thermal energy currents move from areas of higher energy to areas of lower energy. Which process is primarily responsible for making the macaroni noodles move in the boiling water

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

evaporation

27.

Test - Harvey is baking a pan of brownies to take to school. Which of the following best describes what types of energy transfer are responsible for transferring heat from the over to the brownies

a)

convection and conduction

b)

conduction and nuclear

c)

conduction and radiation

d)

convection and radiation

28.

Test - As energy in the from of heat is added to an ice cube, it begins to melt. What causes melting?

a)

the transfer of thermal energy to the ice cube causes it to melt

b)

the transfer of thermal energy away from the ice cube causes it to melt

c)

heat causes the molecules in the ice cube to expand and forces them apart

d)

heat removes the thermal energy from the ice cube and causes it to become liquid water

29.

Test - Maria sits on a park bench on a cold sunny day. The bench feels warm. What process transfers heat from the bench to Maria's body

a)

conduction

b)

motion

c)

convection

d)

radiation

30.

Test - Transfer of thermal energy through space

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

electromagnetic

31.

Test - how is temperature related to heat

a)

temperature is a measure of the heat of an object

b)

heat causes a change in the temperature of an object

c)

raising the temperature causes the heat of an object to increase

d)

temperature and heat are two different ways to measure the same thing

32.

Test - If one part of a solid object is a higher temperature and another part of the same object is at a lower temperature, the heat is transferred within the object through the process of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

insulation

d)

radiation

33.

Test - Lainey wanted to know how long it would take to convert ice into steam. She held the test tube with ice over open flame and recorded her observations in her lab journal. The image shows what she observed. Which statement below best explains Lainey's observations

a)

water releases heat to the air causing the state of matter to change

b)

heat was added causing the water to move through the states of matter

c)

the rise in temperature caused the water to move through the states of matter

d)

absorbing heat from the air allows the water to move through the states of matter