Temperature and Heat Transfer

40 Questions

1. If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the
cooler one UNTIL ____________

one runs out of energy they both have an equal

temperature one reaches a temperature of zero

2. When heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid it is

called conduction convection

radiation

3. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

conduction convection

radiation

4. Identify the heat transfer indicated by the arrow in this picture

conduction radiation

convection

5. Identify the heat transfer happening in this image

radiation conduction

convection

6. A material that does NOT conduct heat well is called a(n)

conductor (ex. spoon, metals) insulator (ex. wood, wool, straw, paper)
 7. This is an example of a(n)

good conductor of heat insulator

8. What is a transfer of energy through colliding particles?

Conduction Convection

Radiation

9. Which of the following is the sun's rays reaching the earth?

radiation conduction

insulator convection

10. Conduction transfers heat by atoms colliding and transferring energy.

False True

11. Conduction transfers heat through air waves.

False True

12. Heat always transfers from an object with a hotter temperature to an object with a
colder temperature.

True False

13. Which method of energy transfer does not involve movement of

matter? convection radiation

conduction None of the above

14. A cold-blooded reptile basks on a warm rock in the sun. Its

body is warmed by

Both radiation and conduction Conduction

Radiation Convection

15. A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. Most of

the heat is reaching them through:

radiation convection

conduction
16. When you pick up an ice cube, you experience the flow of
coldness from the ice cube to your hand.

False True

17. All of the following are good conductors of heat EXCEPT____.

silver air

iron copper

18. Through which of the following will convection most likely

occur? solids and liquids solids and

gases

liquids and gases solids

19. What is the definition of CONDUCTION?

a hot liquid or air that expands,

When heat transfers from objects that are
becomes less dense, and rises or
touching.
becomes more dense, and sinks.

When heat transfers through the heater When heat is transferred from objects like
or AC in your house. rays of light or electromagnetically.

20. The way the heat is moving (steam pictured) from the hot coffee
is called...

convection insulation

radiation conduction

21. The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat
lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

radiation conduction

convection
22. Temperature is________________.

a measure of the average kinetic energy

how much heat something
contains. of all the particles in an object/substance.

the sum of all the energy in a system. the degree to which you can measure.

23. Heat is________________.

the sum of all the kinetic and A measure of the average kinetic energy
potential energy of the particles in an of all the particles in an object.
object.

the flow of energy from a warmer object

how hot or cold something
is. to a cooler object.

24. The SI unit for temperature is_____.

Celsius Degree

Kelvin Farenheight

25. A material that flows is a______.

Gas Solid

Liquid Fluid

26. As the kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance increases, the temperature of
the substance______.

decreases increases

27. What is thermal equilibrium?

When two objects have the same When two or more objects reach a
specific heat. common temperature.

When two objects are at rest at the same

time.

28. This 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:

Radiation. Convection.

Conduction.
29. A good conductor of heat usually composed of atoms with tightly-bound electrons.

True False

30. Firewalkers who walk barefoot on red-hot wooden coals

depend on...

mind over matter wood's poor conductivity

pure chance magic

31. Temperature is the same thing as heat.

TRUE FALSE

32. During the day, breezes go toward the

wherever you are standing ocean

straight up land

33. At night, the breezes go toward the

straight up land

water wherever you are standing

34. A piece of metal will feel colder than a piece of wood at the same temperature. Why?

Metals, in general, are good Metal atoms are moving more slowly, on
heat conductors. the average, than wood atoms.

Wood, in general, is a poor insulator. Metals are colder than wood.

35. Which temperature scale labels the freezing point of water at 0 degrees?

Kelvin Fahrenheit

Caloric Celsius

36. You are feeling sick, so you place a thermometer under your tongue to check your
temperature. The directions on the box tell you to leave the thermometer there for
three minutes before you read your temperature. Why should you wait?

It takes some time for the thermometer It takes some time for the thermometer to
and your body to attain a state of raise your body’s internal energy.
contact.

It takes some time for the thermometer

It takes some time for the thermometer
and your body to reach thermal
to reach its activation energy.
equilibrium.

37. Which of the following is not a temperature scale?

Fahrenheit Kelvin

Celsius Joule
38. Winds and weather patterns are good examples of radiation currents.

True False

39. Birds fluff out their feathers on a cold day to keep warm
because the air pockets act as good conductors.

True False

40. The reason you can hold your fingers beside a candle flame
without getting hurt is that

hot air rises. air convects heat well.

explained by all of these options air is a poor heat conductor.

Answer Key

1.b 2.b 3.c 4.a

5.a 6.b 7.a 8.a

9.a 10.b 11.a 12.a

13.b 14.a 15.a 16.a

17.b 18.c 19.b 20.a

21.a 22.b 23.d 24.c

25.d 26.b 27.b 28.b

29.b 30.b 31.b 32.d

33.c 34.a 35.d 36.d

37.d 38.b 39.b 40.c