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- 1. Multiple Choice
Think about a pan of water sitting on an electric stove. The stove is then turned on to high.
How is heat transferred from the stove to the pan?
conduction
convection
radiation
temperature
- 2. Multiple Choice
Sam placed a glass of water in the refrigerator. After about an hour he took it out and found it to be colder.
What is the most likely thing that happened?
the cold that was in the refrigerator transferred into the water
the particles in the water started to move faster
the cold from the refrigerator radiated into the glass
the heat that was in the water transferred out into the refrigerator
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the scientific definition of temperature?
Temperature is how hot or cold something is
Temperature in Celsius
Temperature in Fahrenheit
Temperature is the speed of the molecules in an object
- 4. Multiple Choice
Think about a pan of water sitting on an electric stove. The stove is then turned on to high.
What will happen to the movement of the particles in the pan?
They will slow down
They will stay the same speed
They will stop moving
They will speed up
- 5. Multiple Choice
Freddie is drinking a cold glass of Kool-Aid in the sun on a hot day. He puts the glass down in the sun and the glass begins to warm.
What is happening to the small particles that make up Kool Aid? They. . .
contract
slow down
move faster
disappear
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which material would make the best insulator?
rubber
steel
copper
aluminum
- 7. Multiple Choice
Suppose that you are at the beach.
Energy from the Sun reaches you mainly through
conduction
convection
radiation
temperature
- 8. Multiple Choice
We know that wind is energy because wind. . .
is able to work
is a convection current
is caused by uneven heating
is caused by convection
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which material would make the best conductor?
rubber
steel
copper
aluminum
- 10. Multiple Choice
A pan of water is sitting outside during a hot sunny day.
The temperature of the water goes up because heat was transferred to the water by _________________.
radiation
convection
conduction
reflection
- 11. Multiple Choice
Water currents can transfer heat by
conduction
convection
radiation
temperature
- 12. Multiple Choice
Two objects are touching.
How is heat transferred from one object to the other?
conduction
convection
radiation
reflection
- 13. Multiple Choice
George touches a metal spoon is in a hot bowl of soup. It burns his hand.
This is an example of heat transfer by:
convection
radiation
conduction
temperature transfer
- 14. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is heat energy?
potential
kinectic
chemical
mechanical
- 15. Multiple Choice
If you put a glass of water in the freezer, why did the water freeze?
The cold radiation from the freezer made the water colder.
The cold from the freezer flowed into the glass of water.
The heat moved from the glass of water to the freezer.
The cold particles touched the glass and transferred cold to the water.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Most of the energy we use on Earth originally came from _____________________.
the center of the Earth
the equator
the sun
the moon
- 17. Multiple Choice
The Law of __________________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only changed from one form to another.
Energy Production
First Energy
Conservation of Resources
Conservation of Energy
- 18. Multiple Choice
A boy sits to the side of a campfire. He is 4 feet away, but still feels warm.
What type of heat transfer is the boy experiencing?
conduction
convection
radiation
reflection
- 19. Multiple Choice
Heat energy moves from a __________________ object to a _________________ object.
warmer, cooler
cooler, warmer
bigger, smaller
smaller, bigger
- 20. Multiple Choice
Global winds flow from east to west and west to east. This is an example of ______________.
conduction
convection
radiation
atmosphere
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