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6th grade science: Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer Quiz
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- 1. Multiple ChoiceConductors are materials that...Allow heat to pass throughStop heat from passing throughAllow cold to pass throughStop cold from passing through
- 2. Multiple Choicewater boiling is an example of ____conductionradiationdensityconvection
- 3. Multiple Choiceheat energy traveling through space is an example of _____convectiondensityradiationconduction
- 4. Multiple Choiceheat always travels from _____ to ______ objectshot to coldcold to hotcold to coldhot to hot
- 5. 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/falling is an example of:Conduction.Convection.Radiation.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.conductionconvectionradiation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceIroning a shirt is an example of...condensationconductionconvectionradiation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceYou're holding hands with your best friend. Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold. After a few minutes, this has changed. How might you explain what happened?The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction.The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMittens help keep your hands warm in winter because:They are conductors of heat.They are fuzzy.They are conductors of electrical energy.They are insulators.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA worker for an electrical company is preparing to fix a power line. Why would he put on rubber gloves before working with any power lines?Rubber is a poor conductor of heat but a good conductor of electricityRubber is a good conductor of heat but a poor conductor of electricityRubber is a poor conductor of heat and electricityRubber is a good conductor of heat and electricity
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe way heat moves in liquids and gases is called _______.convectionradiationconductiontemperature
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHeat moves by ______ when it travels through waves.radiationconductioninsulatorconvection
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________.temperatureconductionradiationheat
- 14. Multiple ChoiceYou have one cup of boiling water and a bathtub full of 70 degree water. Which, if any, has the most heat?the cup of boiling waterthe bathtub full of 70 degree waterthey both have the same amount of heatnone of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to particles as they heat up?They slow downNothingThey don't moveThey speed up
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThrough which of the following will convection most likely occur?liquids and gasessolids and liquidssolidsliquids ONLY
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA student in a laboratory transfers a beaker containing a hot solution from the lab table to a cool water bath. Which of the following parts of the system experiences an increase in heat energy?beakerlab tablesolutionwater bath
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is calledheat.temperature.motion.momentum.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceAn ice cube is placed into your hand. Over time, the ice cube begins to melt. Why does the ice cube melt?The ice cube is losing heat energy to your hand.Your hand is gaining heat energy from the ice cube.The ice cube is gaining heat energy from your hand.A chemical reaction occurs from your sweat that makes the ice cube melt.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich would be best categorized as heat transfer by convection ?wearing a white shirt to stay cool on a summer dayNoodles rising and falling in a pot of boiling watertouching a metal spoon that is sitting in a pot of boiling waterusing a heating blanket to get warm
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of heat transfer is used to fry an egg in a pan and how can you tell ?It is conduction because the egg gets cooked.It is conduction because the egg is touching the pan.It is convection because you put oil in a frying pan to cook it inIt is convection because you can feel the heat a few inches away from the pan
- 22. Multiple Choiceheat risestruefalse
- 23. Multiple Choicecold fallsfalsetrue
- 24. Multiple ChoiceA great conductor of energy is:woodplasticmetalcloth
- 25. Multiple Choiceyou get sunburned because of _______conductionconvectionradiation
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAn object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:a conductoran insulatorconductioninsulation
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA material that conducts heat poorly is called a(n):insulatorconductormetalradiator
- 28. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the heat transfer happening in this imageconductionconvectionradiation
- 29. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the heat transfer occurring in this pictureconductionconvectionradiation
- 30. Multiple ChoiceBill and Mary wanted to have a snack after school. They heated some milk in a pot on the stove to make hot chocolate. They also popped some popcorn in the microwave oven. How did Bill and Mary transfer heat energy to make these snacks?heating milk by radiation; popping popcorn by radiationheating milk by radiation; popping popcorn by convectionheating milk by conduction; popping popcorn by radiationheating milk by convection; popping popcorn by conduction
- 31. Multiple ChoiceTwo jars are placed inside an insulated box. One jar contains ice water and the other contains hot soup. What will happen to the two liquids?Both the soup and the water will gain heat.Both the soup and the water will lose heat.The soup will gain heat and the water will lose heat.The soup will lose heat and the water will gain heat.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe bulb of a thermometer is placed in your mouth. Which of the following explains why the level of the liquid rises in the thermometer?Hot air rises inside the thermometer.Heat energy changes into light energy.The liquid expands when heated.Heat can change a solid into a liquid.
- 33. Multiple ChoiceSuppose you had four spoons the same size and shape made out of glass, plastic, steel, and wood. Which spoon handle would get hot the quickest when the spoons are placed in a pot of hot water?the glass spoonthe plastic spoonthe steel spoonthe wooden spoon
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the density of a fluid when it is heated?It becomes less dense and risesIt becomes less dense and sinksIt becomes more dense and risesIt becomes more dense and sinks
- 35. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to the density of a fluid when it is cooled?It becomes less dense and risesIt becomes less dense and sinksIt becomes more dense and risesIt becomes more dense and sinks
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhen standing near a fire you feel the warmth of the flame due to __________.ConductionConvectionRadiationInsulatiuon
- 37. Multiple ChoiceOn the _____________ temperature scale, water boils at 212 degrees.FahrenheitCelsius
- 38. Multiple ChoiceMost of the world uses the ___________ temperature scale.CelisusFahrenheit
- 39. 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
- 40. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens to particle movement as an object cools down?They speed upThey slow downThey stay the sameIt depends on the object
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