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POP QUIZ_THERMAL ENERGY TRANSFER

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?
a)
from the hand to the ice
b)
from the ice to the hand
c)
heat is not being transferred
d)
there is no way to tell
2.
The earth receives heat energy from the sun by _______________, which is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
3.
The transfer of heat energy by direct contact, or touch, is __________________?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
greenhouse effect
4.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
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)
Heat traveling from the sun
5.
Which is NOT an insulator.
a)
Wool
b)
Plastic
c)
Copper
d)
Glass
6.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
7.

What is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter?

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Specific Heat

d)

Mechanical Energy

8.
Eggs cooking in a frying pan.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
9.
Why do metals conduct thermal energy more quickly?
a)
Particles vibrate faster
b)
Due to the presence of bound electrons
c)
Due to the presence of free electrons
d)
Metals are grey
10.
During convection, more dense currents _________ and less dense currents _________.
a)
sink, rise
b)
rise, sink
11.
When the bunsen burner is lit which marble will fall off first?
a)
The one on the white surface.
b)
The one on the black surface.
c)
Both will fall off at the same time.
12.
The three cans were all filled with boiling water they were left for ten minutes and then the temperature of the water was measured again. In which can would the water temperature be the lowest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
There would be no difference.
13.

A lamp has been switched on for a while. A girl, who is sitting beside it, begins to feel its heat. This heat transfer is largely due to ______.

a)

conduction from the lamp through the air to the girl

b)

convection of the air heated by the lamp

c)

free electron diffusion from the lamp to the girl

d)

radiation from the lamp to the girl

14.

Certain physical characteristics of a polar bear help it to reduce heat loss in winter. Choose the correct characteristics from the list below.

1. Its white coat reduces heat loss by radiation.

2. A layer of fat under its skin reduces heat loss by conduction.

3. The thick fur reduces heat loss by convection.

a)

1 and 2 only

b)

1 and 3 only

c)

2 and 3 only

d)

All of the above

15.

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

infrared proton rays (sounds cool, but I made it up so don't pick this one)

16.
A student opens the top window and the bottom window in a hot room. What statement best describes the heat transfer occurring in the room?
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
convection
d)
evaporation
17.
A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student’s skin by this contact is by the process of—
a)
convection
b)
conduction
c)
vaporization
d)
radiation
18.

The radiator in a car is made of metal because it is a ______________________.

a)

it is a good absorber of heat

b)

it is a good emitter of heat

c)

It is a good conductor of heat

d)

It is a good insulator of heat

19.

The radiator in a car is painted black in colour because it is a __________________.

a)

good absorber of heat

b)

good emitter of heat

c)

good conductor of heat

d)

good insulator of heat

20.

What is the purpose of including the polystyrene foam inside the walls of the refrigerator?

a)

It is a poor conductor of heat and reduce heat lost from the refrigerator

b)

It is a poor conductor of heat and reduce heat gained by the refrigerator

c)

It is a poor absorber of heat and reduce heat lost from the refrigerator

d)

It is a poor absorber of heat and reduce heat gained by the refrigerator

21.

What is the purpose of including the vacuum between the walls of the thermos flask?

a)

It prevents heat lost by radiation.

b)

It prevents heat lost by conduction.

c)

It prevents heat lost by conduction and convection.

d)

It prevents heat lost by conduction, convection and radiation.

22.

The objects that are conductors are shown in numbers ….

a)

1, 2, and 4

b)

2, 4, and 5

c)

2, 5, and 7

d)

4, 6, and 7

23.

My mom bought some fish crackers yesterday. Before she fries them, she dries the fish crackers under the Sun. What kind of heat transfer happened in the process of drying the fish crackers?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

reformation

24.

When we want to open the cover of this pan, we can use ….

a)

cloth

b)

glass

c)

nothing

d)

bare hand

25.

When the 2nd floor 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