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The Transfer of Heat

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the text list and describe?

a)

ways hot air is transferred into and through Earth's atmosphere

b)

ways heat is transferred into and through Earth's atmosphere

c)

ways radiation is transferred into and through Earth's atmosphere

d)

ways visible light is transferred into and through Earth's atmosphere

2.

What is the main idea of this text?

a)

The source of heat for Earth is the sun, and some of the sun's energy is used to make heat energy

b)

White light is when the eye views all the different light frequencies at the same time.

c)

The transfer of heat energy from one substance to another or within a substance is called conduction.

d)

Heat energy is transferred into and through Earth's atmosphere by radiation, conduction, and convection.

3.

What is the process by which heat transfers from one particle of matter to another when the particles collide?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

expansion

d)

radiation

4.

Heat is transferred from warmer areas to cooler areas.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Heat is transferred directly from one particle of matter to another by the process of what?

(a)  

6.

What method of heat transfer is this an example of: an entire lake is heated by water from a hot spring at the bottom of the lake.

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

specific heat

7.

What method of heat transfer is this an example of: sunlight melts a wax crayon left outside.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

8.

What method of heat transfer is this an example of: a burner on a stove heats the bottom of a pan.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

9.

What method of heat transfer is this an example of: the inside frame of your front door feels cold during the winter.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

10.

What method of heat transfer is this an example of: you feel the warm glow of a bonfire.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

11.

Convection is the transfer of heat by the movement of currents within a fluid.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Conduction is not the transfer of heat directly from one particle of matter to another without the movement of the matter.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which method of heat transfer involves the movement of fluid due to differences in temperature and density?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

14.

In an experiment, a metal rod is heated at one end. Which method of heat transfer is primarily responsible for the heat traveling to the other end of the rod?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

15.

Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by radiation?

a)

A pot of water boiling on a stove

b)

The sun warming your face

c)

A metal spoon getting hot in a cup of hot tea

d)

Warm air rising to the ceiling