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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThermal energy ALWAYS moves from _____ to _____.solid to liquidice to waterhot to coldsolid to gas
- 2. Multiple Choice
Heat moves by ______ when it travels by waves and doesn't require matter.
radiation
conduction
insulator
convection
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.convectionradiationconductiontemperature
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAll matter is made of _____ that are constanly moving.insulatorsparticlesconvectionpieces of plastic
- 5. Multiple Choice
To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.
calorimeter
ruler
thermometer
balance scale
- 6. Multiple ChoiceGlass, steel, and aluminum are good examples of ______.insulatorsthermal energyconductorsradiation
- 7. Multiple ChoicePlastic foam, wood, and rubber are good examples of ______.conductorsinsulatorssolar energyconvection
- 8. Multiple Choice
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.convectioninsulationradiationconduction - 9. Multiple ChoiceA metal spoon placed in a bowl of hot soup is heated by _____.radiationconductionfrictionconvection
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen holding a cup of ice water, your warm hand becomes cold. How does the heat transfer?From the cold cup to your handFrom the cold cup to the warm airFrom the ice to your handFrom your warm hand to the cold cup.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow are heat from the sun and heat from a campfire alike?They move by radiation.They move by convection.They move by conduction.They are solar energy.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHeat from the sun travels to Earth by _____.conductionconvectioninsulationradiation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________.temperatureconductionradiationheat
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA(n) _____________ is a device for measuring temperature.thermometerbarometeranemometerpsychrometer
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAbsolute zero is...0º C0º F0º K0º O
- 16. Multiple ChoiceInsulation is used in the walls of a building to ____.trap solar energykeep thermal energy from moving through the wallsconduct thermal energykeep cold air from moving through the walls
- 17. Multiple Choice
Specific heat of water is 4,184 J/kg°C. Specific heat of wood is 1,760 J/kg°C What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?
Water
Wood
Both are same
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat has particularly high specific heat?WaterGasesMetalsPoptarts
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?ConductionRadiationConvectionDensity
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of convection?
Touching a hot hair dryer
Laying down on a cold floor.
When smoke rises from a fire.
When you are making noodles and the water is boiling
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is needed for convection to happen?Fluids or gasesLight in the form or raysElectromagnetic wavesFire
- 22. Multiple ChoiceSteam rising off of hot coffee is an example ofconvectionradiationinsulationconduction
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWarm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiationInsolation
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiation
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWalking on the warm sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiation
- 26. Multiple ChoiceThe Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?conductionconvectionradiationInsolation
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIroning a shirt is an example of...condensationconductionconvectionradiation
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWarm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.moreless
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.conductionconvectionradiation
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe candle will heat the metal and transfer the heat hand.conductionconvectionradiation
- 31. Multiple ChoiceTransfer of thermal energy through "space"conductionconvectionradiation
- 32. Multiple ChoiceNear the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because ofconductionconvectionradiation
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA huge rock at the state park gets so hot during the day because ofconductionconvectionradiation
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich is the best choice for the handle of a frying pan?Metal, because it conducts heat.Wood, because it conducts heat.Metal, because it does not conduct heat.Wood, because it does not conduct heat.
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhich substance will conduct the least amount of heat?glassplasticaluminumcopper
- 36. Multiple Choice
Specific heat capacity is related to the amount of heat...
a specific object has
one molecule contains
transferred by one molecule
needed to change the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 degree
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich is denser, ice at 0oC or water at 4oC?icewaterthey are both equal
- 38. Multiple ChoiceEvaporation is a cooling process, and condensation is...a warming processalso a cooling processneither a warming nor a cooling process
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWhen thermal energy is added to a substance, the substance's particles move:More rapidly at an increased diestance from each other.More rapidly with less distance between each other.More slowly with a greater distance between each other.More slowly with a reduced distance between each other.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceA substance with a high specific heat:Is always extremely hot.Requires a lot of energy to become hot.Is not heavy.Does not requires a lot of energy to become hot.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhen an ice cube melts on a hot plate:Cold is transferred from the ice cube to the hot plate.Thermal energy is transferred from the hot plate to the ice cube.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceTwo blocks are made of the same material but have different masses. Both blocks are at the same temperature. Which block has more thermal energy?The bigger block.The smaller block.Both blocks have the same amount of thermal energy.Neither block has any thermal energy.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThis is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising andfalling is an example of:Conduction.Convection.Radiation.Frigidation
- 44. Multiple Choice
What is temperature?
The measure of coldness
The measure of the kinetic energy or movement of atoms.
The space an object takes.
- 45. Multiple Choice2. What tool is this?ScaleThermostatThermometer
- 46. Multiple Choice3. If the atoms of an object are moving fast, the temperature would be...HighLowUnknown
- 47. Multiple Choice4. If the atoms of an object are moving slow, the object would feel...ColdHotUnknown
- 48. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the temperature on this thermometer?85° Fahrenheit80° Fahrenheit90° Fahrenheit95° Fahrenheit
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich thermometer's temperature is about 25° Celcius?BlueGreenBlueBlue and Green
- 50. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the temperature on the thermometer?28° Celsius20° Fahrenheit18° Celsius20° Celsius
- 51. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an increase in the size of a substance in response to an increase in the temperature of the substance called?Thermal ContractionThermal PropertyThermal ExpansionExpansion Property
- 52. Multiple ChoiceWhen a popsicle melts, the particles _____.gain thermal energy and speed upthere are no particles in popsicleslose thermal energy and slow downstay the same
- 53. Multiple ChoiceWhen an object is cooled, its molecules slow down and move closer together, causing the object to _____.shrink or contractexpand or move apartsqueeze into a solidbecome a gas
- 54. Multiple ChoiceA thermometer tells you ...how to make something hot.how to cook dinner.how hot or cold something is.what time it is.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceThe energy that a moving object has that increases when the speed of that object increases is called ____.potentialthermalkineticscientific
- 56. Multiple ChoiceWhen considering convection currents, hot air __ and cold air __.sinks, risessinks, sinksrises, risesrises, sinks
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThe sun melts a pile of snow outside in December. What type of heat transfer has occurred between the sun and the snow?ConductionConvectionTransductionRadiation
- 58. Multiple ChoiceHow is energy transferred across empty space?RadiationConvectionConductionTransduction
- 59. Multiple ChoiceOn which temperature scale does water freeze at 273 and boil at 373?FahrenheitCelsiusCalvinKelvin
- 60. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the temperature at which all molecular energy stops?Absolute ZeroFreezing PointBoiling PointZero Motion
- 61. Multiple ChoiceOn which temperature scale does water freeze at 0 degrees and boil at 100 degrees?FahrenheitCelsiusKelvinCalvin
- 62. Multiple ChoiceOn which temperature scale does water freezes at 32 degrees and boil at 212 degrees?FahrenheitCelsiusKelvinCalvin
- 63. Multiple Choice
Heat rises.
True
False
- 64. Multiple ChoiceHeat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.high to lowlow to highhigh to high
- 65. Multiple ChoiceThe chocolate bunny and the iron.conductionconvectionradiation
- 66. Multiple ChoiceThe chocolate bunny and the blow dryer.conductionconvectionradiation
- 67. Multiple ChoiceThe warm air from this heater creates a current when the warm air rises and the cold air sinks.conductionconvectionradiation
- 68. Multiple ChoiceJohnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.conductionconvectionradiation
- 69. Multiple ChoiceThe chocolate bunny and the lamp.conductionconvectionradiation
- 70. Multiple ChoiceWhy do we wear sweaters in cold weather?To keep cold out.To generate heat.To reduce heat loss.All of the above.
- 71. Multiple ChoiceAfter cooking an egg in boiling water, you cool the egg by putting it into a bowl of cold water. Which of the following explains the egg's cooling process?Temperature is transferred from the egg to the water.Energy is transferred from the water to the egg.Energy is transferred from the egg to the water.Cold moves from the water into the egg.
- 72. Multiple ChoiceYou pick up a can of soda off of the countertop. The countertop underneath the can feels colder than the rest of the counter. Which explanation do you think is the best?The cold has been transferred from the soda to the counter.There is no heat energy left in the counter beneath the can.Some heat has been transferred from the counter to the soda.The heat beneath the can moves away into other parts of the countertop.
- 73. Multiple ChoiceAn aluminum plate and a plastic plate have been in the freezer all night long. When you remove them the next morning,the plates have the same temperature.the plastic plate has a higher temperature.the plastic plate has a lower temperature.the aluminum plate has a lower temperature.
- 74. Multiple ChoiceIn how many ways does heat move around the universe?OneThreeTwoTen
- 75. Multiple ChoiceA toaster toasting bread is an example ofcondensationconductioconvectionradiation
- 76. Multiple ChoiceWhen the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer throughconductionconvectionradiationthermal equilibrium
- 77. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to particles as they cool down?They slow downNothingThey don't moveThey speed up
- 78. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what does "Q" represent?
Thermal Energy or Heat
Specific Heat
Mass
Change in Temperature
- 79. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what does "m" represent?
Thermal Energy or Heat
Specific Heat
Mass
Change in Temperature
- 80. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what does "∆T" represent?
Thermal Energy or Heat
Specific Heat
Mass
Change in Temperature
- 81. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what does "C" represent?
Thermal Energy or Heat
Specific Heat
Mass
Change in Temperature
- 82. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what units are "C" measured in?
Joules
Kilograms
Kelvin or Celcius
J / kg·°C
- 83. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what units are "∆T" measured in?
Joules
Kilograms
Kelvin or Celcius
J / kg·°C
- 84. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what units are "m" measured in?
Joules
Kilograms
Kelvin or Celcius
J / kg·°C
- 85. Multiple Choice
In the equation, Q = m (∆T) C , what units are "Q" measured in?
Joules
Kilograms
Kelvin or Celcius
J / kg·°C
- 86. Multiple ChoiceHow many sizes too small was the Grinch's heart?2It was just right13
- 87. Multiple ChoiceWho said, "we elves stick to the four food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, syrup?"JudyHermeyBuddyBernard
- 88. Multiple ChoiceWhat were Frosty's first words after he came to life?WoohooHallelujahGood morningHappy Birthday!
- 89. Multiple ChoiceIn the Polar Express movie, what is "The First Gift of Christmas?"candy canea bell from Santa's sleighstar from a Christmas treean elf hat
- 90. Multiple ChoiceHow many ghosts visited Scrooge?2341
- 91. Multiple ChoiceIn Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which elf wanted to be a dentist?HermeyBuddyJanetJingle Jangle
- 92. Multiple ChoiceIn which movie did one of the kids get his tongue stuck to a flagpole?Christmas VacationA Christmas StoryPolar ExpressSanta Claus Is Coming to Town
- 93. Multiple ChoiceTwo men broke into a house and had a LOT of trouble in which movie?Trouble With ClausChristmas VacationDeck the HallsHome Alone
- 94. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the longest running Christmas special of all time?Charlie Brown ChristmasRudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerFrosty the SnowmanA Year Without Santa Claus
- 95. Multiple ChoiceIn The Nightmare Before Christmas, what was the name of the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town?King PumpkinJack SkellingtonSkeleton KingJack Frost
- 96. Multiple ChoiceIn "Miracle on 34th Street," Kris Kringle is hired to play Santa in what store?Macy'sTargetWalmartBoscov's
- 97. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the Grinch's dog?LassieMaxRudolphDog
- 98. Multiple ChoiceWhat day of the week is Thanksgiving?MondaySaturdayTuesdayThursday
- 99. Multiple ChoiceWhat is this?apple piepumpkin piebanana piechocolate pie
- 100. Multiple ChoiceWhat Indian helped the Pilgrims?SquantoPocahontasMassasoitPowhatan
- 101. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the Pilgrims leave Europe?They wanted to get rich.They were looking for a Northwestern Passage to India.They wanted freedom of religion.All of the above
- 102. Multiple ChoiceWhere did the Pilgrims come ashore in North America?VirginiaFloridaJamestownPlymouth
- 103. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the Indian tribe that helped the Pilgrims survive?CherokeeWampanoagSasquatchTlingit
- 104. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to North AmericaNinaMayflowerPintaSanta Maria
- 105. Multiple ChoiceWhen was the first true Thanksgiving?1621177614921623
- 106. Multiple ChoiceHow many people arrived in Plymouth Rock in 1620?5248102200
- 107. Multiple ChoiceHow long was the Pilgrim voyage?1 year66 days2 years1 month
- 108. Multiple ChoiceThanksgiving is celebrated only in the U.S.TrueFalse
- 109. Multiple ChoiceThe first department store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was:SearsGimbelsMacysJcPenny
- 110. Multiple ChoiceIn what month is Thanksgiving celebrated in Canada?DecemberNovemberSeptemberOctober
- 111. Multiple ChoiceWhat part of the turkey is saved and snapped as a superstitious good luck custom?Wishbone in the neckThigh boneCollar boneDrumstick
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