26 questions
What is Thermal energy?
The movement of particles/atoms
The movement of air
The flow of elements from one area to another
Thermal energy increases as (blank) increases
Give another name for Thermal energy
Thermal energy moves from
Cooler to warmer areas
Warmer to cooler areas
Lukewarm to freezing
Thermal energy continues to be transferred from one object to another until
One is hotter
One is colder
Both have the same temperature
They are lukewarm
The amount of thermal energy transferred from one object to another is dependent on
The difference in object width
The difference in object size
The difference in depth
The difference in temperature
When does the transfer of thermal energy occur?
When objects have the same temperatures
When objects have different temperatures
When one object is about to explode
When an object is overheated too much.
Conduction is the
Transfer of heat by direct contact
The flow of currents in a liquid or gas
Process of thermal energy transfer that occurs through space
The transfer of heat by particle collision
Conduction occurs easier in solids and liquids
True
False
Conductors don't conduct heat very well
True
False
Insulators don't conduct heat very well
True
False
Metals are good conductors
True
False
Fair conductors are all EXCEPT
Graphite
Damp Skin
Nichrome
Saltwater
Oil
Select the fair conductors below:
Acid solutions
Plastic
Germanium
Tungsten
Sillicon
Select the fair conductors below
Graphite
Damp Skin
Nichrome
Saltwater
Oil
Select the insulators below:
Tungsten
Plastic
Silk
Glass/Porcelain
Wood
Convection is
The transfer of heat by direct contact
Flow of currents in a liquid of gas
The process of thermal transfer that occurs through space
For a current to be formed, which air rises and which one sinks?
Cold air rises; warm air sinks
Warm air rises; cold air sinks
Select all examples of convection transfer
Heat travelling up a metal prong
Air in a room
Boiling water in a kettle
Heat from a candle
For heat transfer, radiation occurs through (blank) by electromagnetic waves
Cancer
Space
Jackets
Pots
Radiation can occur in empty space AND solids, liquids and gases.
True
False
Select all examples of radiation
Collision of particles
Ultravoilet rays
Visible light
Infrared
Currents in the Earth
1. Conduction, 2. Radiation 3. Convection
1. Radiation, 2. Convection 3. Conduction
1. Conduction, 2. Convection, 3. Radiation
1. Convection, 2. Conduction, 3. Radiation
A fan blowing in a room is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Sitting beside the fire is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Putting a pole in the fire is an example of what type of heat transfer?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation