Practice 9th Grade Heating and cooling / Conduction, convection, radiation, evaporation.

Part I. Answer the following questions in your notebook.

1. Define with your own words the following terms:

a. Temperature
b. Conduction
c. Evaporation
d. Radiation
2. Which thermal energy transfer is most likely to take place in the following situations?
a. A beaker of water being heated over a Bunsen burner flame

*This is a beaker

*This is a Bunsen burner

b. Thermal energy travelling through a vacuum of space from the Sun to the Earth
c. Thermal energy travelling through a metal spoon
3. Which color surface, shiny white or matt black is the best for each of the following:
a. Emitting thermal radiation
b. Absorbing thermal radiation
c. Reflecting thermal radiation
4. The Atlantic Ocean has more thermal energy in it than a cup of hot coffee. Why does the
cu of coffee feel hotter than the Atlantic Ocean?
5. Explain why a vacuum flask keeps hot liquids hot and cold liquids cold.
6. When Kyle opens the door, his mom scolds him because the “the cold air is escaping”. Is
her statement correct? Why or why not?
7. Mention two similarities and two differences between evaporation and boiling.

Part II. Draw a specific example of the following thermal energy transfer processes:

1. Convection
2. Radiation
3. Conduction