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- 1. Multiple Choice
All of the following are good conductors of heat EXCEPT
Copper
Iron
Plastic
Aluminum
- 2. Multiple Choice
What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Insulation
- 3. Multiple Choice
What type of thermal energy transfer is number 3 pointing to?
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
Insulation
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of CONVECTION
When heat transfers through waves.
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
Heat traveling from the sun
- 5. Multiple Choice
A lava lamp contains colored liquids. These liquids form globs that break off and rise to the top of the liquid. The globs rise due to
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
- 6. Multiple Choice
A house burns down. On the house across the street, all of the vinyl siding is twisted and warped by the heat. The heat was transferred across the street by..
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
- 7. Multiple Choice
The metal skewer gets so hot you drop your marshmallow into the campfire because of....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Warm air over the beach rises while cooler dense air from the ocean rushes in this is due to..
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which type of heat transfer (if any) would be possible in the vacuum of space?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
No form of heat transfer can happen in space
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about convection is true?
all types of currents are convection currents
Convection occurs between solids only at high temperatures
Convection can only occur during the process of boiling
Convection always involves the circulation of liquids and gases
- 11. Multiple Choice
A boy sits to the side of a campfire. He is 10 feet away but still feels warm. This is an example of ....
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Insulation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Energy from the sun is distributed around Earth by...
subduction and rift zones
Radiation and Convection
tectonic plates
solar flares
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of these represents the freezing point of water in correct SI units?
- 14. Multiple Choice
A major scientific concern over the use of nuclear energy is how to----
deal with the large amounts of fossil fuels required
reduce the large amounts of carbon dioxide emitted into the air
prevent the depletion of the ozone layer
store the waste products safely
- 15. Multiple Choice
A metal spoon was placed in a dish of ice cream and became cool. Which correctly describes the heat transfer process that resulted in the cooling of the spoon?
Conduction, because the spoon was in contact with the cold ice cream
Convection, because the spoon was in contact with the cold ice cream
Conduction, because the cold air currents affected the temperature of the spoon
Convection, because the cold air currents affected the temperature of the spoon
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