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Heat Energy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is temperature measured in?

a)

Degrees

b)

Centimeters (cm)

c)

Inches (in)

d)

None of the above

2.

Things that give off light often give off heat as well.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Heat energy can be transferred.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What tool is used to measure temperature?

a)

A ruler

b)

A scale

c)

A compass

d)

A thermometer

5.
Thermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.
a)
solid to liquid
b)
ice to water
c)
hot to cold
d)
solid to gas
6.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
7.

Steve rubs his hands together to warm them on a cold day. Which is he using to warm his hands?

a)

conduction

b)

magnetism

c)

gravity

d)

friction

8.

Which is NOT a way heat is produced?

a)

friction

b)

temperature

c)

mixing chemicals

d)

burning

9.

When the particles of an object move faster, what happens to the temperature?

a)

The temperature goes up.

b)

The temperature stays the same.

c)

The temperature goes down.

d)

The temperature cannon be taken.

10.

A wooden, plastic, and metal spoon are placed in hot water. Which spoon would get hot the fastest?

a)

wooden

b)

plastic

c)

metal

d)

none

11.
When an object is heated, it)_______
a)
Drops in temperature
b)
Gains Energy
c)
Its particles slow down
12.

When particles gain heat energy they...

a)

Move slowly

b)

Move faster

c)

Move at the same speed

d)

Stop moving

13.

Heat energy flows...

a)

To colder objects

b)

To hotter objects

c)

Back and forth

d)

In a circular manner

14.

_____ is a force that slows things down and creates heat.

a)

thermometer

b)

running

c)

friction

d)

magnetism

15.

If you rub your hands together they get warmer because of

a)

gravity

b)

magnetism

c)

friction

d)

the weather

16.

To make ice you need to _____ .

a)

add heat

b)

take heat away

c)

wait for the winter

17.

Which are examples of heat sources?

a)

The rubbing between the brakes and the wheel on a race car.

b)

Water freezing

c)

A student running

d)

Water boiling on a stove

18.

What is the definition of heat?

a)

The temperature of something above 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

b)

A long hot pepper you eat.

c)

In Science, heat is energy that moves from warmer objects to cooler objects.

d)

None of the above.

19.

What are common sources of heat?

a)

Water, fire and air

b)

Sun, chemical, and electrical

c)

Stove, freezer and toaster

d)

House, park and car

20.

Which of these images are examples of kinetic heat sources?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
21.

Which of these images are examples of electrical heat sources?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
22.

Which of these images are examples of chemical heat sources?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
23.

True or False. I am sitting in front of a heater with a blanket wrapped around me to keep warm. Both the blanket and the heater are heat sources.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

At a party, there are ice cream, balloons, and a cake with lit candles. Which most likely has the highest temperature?

a)

balloon

b)

bowl

c)

candle

d)

ice cream