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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which most often occurs when a pot of water boils?
Condensation
freezing
melting
evaporation
- 2. Multiple Choice
How is heat transferred in radiation?
through solids
through liquids
through time
through air
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which best explains why a wooden spoon can be used to stir hot soup on the stove?
Wood is a good conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.
Wood is a poor conductor of heat and transfers energy to the spoon.
Wood is a good conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.
Wood is a poor conductor of heat and does not allow the transfer of energy to the spoon.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which shows an example of convection?
Jose cooks an egg in a pot of boiling water.
Clara burns her hand by touching a light bulb.
Lucy wraps herself in an electric blanket to keep warm.
Ben holds the end of a metal rod in a fire to cook hot dogs.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of radiated heat for cooking?
cooking a pot of soup
scrambling eggs on the stove
grilling hot dogs over a campfire
frying hamburgers in a frying pan
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which substance will conduct the least amount of heat?
glass
copper
plastic
aluminum
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of radiation?
boiling a pot of noodles for dinner
getting hot from lying in the sun
feeling warm while taking a shower
burning yourself after touching a hot plate
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?
The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.
Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.
Heat from the ice transfers to the liquid.
Cold from the ice transfers into the liquid.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which is the best example of conduction?
boiling a pot of water
feeling heat from a fireplace
a hot air balloon rising and falling
touching a hot handle and getting burned
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which best describes the transfer of heat due to the movement of gases and liquids?
radiation
convection
evaporation
condensation
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?
a furnace heating the air in a school
an ice cube melting in a person's hand
a pot of water on a stove boiling
the sun heating water in a swimming pool
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which best explains why metal is a good material to make frying pans?
Metal is a good conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.
Metal is a good conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.
Metal is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat from the stove to the food.
Metal is a poor conductor of heat and does not transfer heat from the stove to the food.
- 13. Multiple Choice
How does heat energy from the Sun reach Earth?
radiation
solar wind
conduction
convection
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which would most likely turn gas into a liquid?
cooling
boiling
warming
freezing
- 15. Multiple Choice
Sarah is stirring her hot chocolate with a metal spoon, and she notices that the spoon is getting hot. This is most likely caused by which type of heat?
conduction
convection
radiation
insulation
- 16. Multiple Choice
Ice cubes are placed in a glass of water that is at room temperature. Which statement best describes the temperature of the water after 10 minutes?
The temperature decreases because some of the water's heat is lost to the ice.
The temperature decreases because some of the ice's heat is lost to the water.
The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the water is absorbed by the ice.
The temperature increases because some of the coolness of the ice is absorbed by the water.
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