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Introduction to Thermal Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is water the least dense in a pot of boiling water?

a)

Closest to heat source

b)

Farthest from heat source

c)

Density doesn't change

2.

A light can be used to keep food warm because it transfers thermal energy by __________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

brightness

3.

Kinetic energy is the energy of ______.

a)

Motion

b)

Position

c)

Reaction

d)

Sound

4.

Which of the following is an example of convection?

a)

A hair dryer is drying up your hair.

b)

Boiling spaghetti noodles in water

c)

When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.

d)

When the AC or heater changes the temperature

5.

When a frying pan is touching a stove that is on, what heat transfer is happening?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

density

d)

Convection

6.

Hot air balloons rise because the heated air is less dense than cold air, so as the warm rises as the molecules spread out. The cold air is pushed downward, where it is also heated and rises. This swirling movement of  air is called...

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

insulation

d)

conduction

7.

The type of heat transfer that creates currents in water is called ________.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

density

8.

Transfer of thermal energy through "flow" of liquids or gasses

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

9.

What are the methods of thermal energy transformation?

a)

heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance

b)

use energy electromagnetc (waves sun)

c)

have tempratures warms/high temperatures

d)

all are correct

10.

What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the sun warms the sand?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Density

11.

What heat transfer happens when you burn your finger by touching a fire?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Gravity

12.

Walking on the warm sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

insolation

13.

What is thermal energy?

a)

The energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds

b)

The energy an object possesses due to its motion

c)

The total kinetic energy of particles in a substance

d)

The energy required to change the state of a substance

14.

Which of the following is an example of thermal energy transfer?

a)

A car accelerating on a highway

b)

Ice melting in a glass of water

c)

A magnet attracting iron filings

d)

A plant photosynthesizing sunlight

15.

In an experiment, a metal rod is heated at one end. What is the primary method of heat transfer through the rod?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Evaporation