Quiz about Heat Transfer 5.P.3.1

Question 1

Which is an example of convection

Accepted Answer

Warmer water at the surface of swimming pool

Answer

the heat coming from a campfire

Answer

a spoon in a bowl of soup becoming warmer

Question 2

Jimmy is a astronaut, when he was in space he drifted close to the sun. He said that he felt the hottest he had ever felt. What kind of heat transfer caused this?

Accepted Answer

Radiation

Answer

COMBUSTION

Answer

Convection

Answer

Conduction

Question 3

How does heat
energy from the
sun reach Earth?

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

insulation

Question 4

While stirring hot coffee a spoon becomes warm; the spoon gets hot due to

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Answer

Insulation

Question 5

Tina is boiling water in a metal pot for a weather experiment. What is most likely the reason she would need to use a pot holder for moving the metal pot?

Accepted Answer

Conduction causes the pot to be hot.

Answer

radiation causes the pot to be hot.

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Convection causes the pot to be hot.

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Transpiration causes the pot to be hot.

Question 6

which of the following is an example of radiation?

Accepted Answer

The sun shining through a window and warming a table.

Answer

Macaroni moving around in a pot of boiling water.

Answer

steam rising form a boiling pot of grits being cooked.

Answer

Bacon frying in a pan.

Question 7

A cold metal spoon is placed in a bowl of hot soup. which best describes how the spoon is affected?

Accepted Answer

the heat from the soup is conducted through the spoon, making the spoon warmer.

Answer

The heat from the soup does not affect the temperature of the spoon.

Answer

The cold air in the room radiates into the soup, cooling it, and keeping the spoon cool.

Answer

The cold from the spoon is conducted into the soup, causing the soup to cool to the same temperature as the spoon.

Question 8

Which is an example of radiation?

Accepted Answer

Getting hot from lying in the sun

Answer

boiling a pot of noodles for dinner

Answer

feeling warm while taking a hot shower

Answer

burning yourself after touching a hot plate

Question 9

A boy touches a stove and gets burned. What transfer of heat caused his hand to get burned?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Answer

convection

Answer

combustion

Question 10

Which best explains why a pan placed on a hot stove top will begin to warm?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Answer

insulation

Question 11

On a hot summer day, a student dropped an ice cube onto a park bench. Within minutes, the ice cube melted. Which best describes the process the student observed?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Answer

combustion

Answer

Convection

Question 12

The heat from the lamp allows this lizard to remain warm. This is an example of which type of heat transfer?

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 13

Which is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

condensation

Question 14

What causes liquid water to freeze?

Accepted Answer

when heat from the water is transferred to something else

Answer

when cold from the water is transferred to something else

Answer

when heat from something else is transferred to the water

Answer

when cold from something else is transferred to the water

Question 15

Which best describes
how heat
is transferred?

Accepted Answer

Heat flows from a   warmer substance to a cooler substance.

Answer

Heat only flows  within individual  substances.

Answer

Heat flows from a   cooler substance to a warmer substance.

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Heat flows in many  different directions  between substances.

Question 16

which best describes the process of convection?

Accepted Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through liquids and gasses.

Answer

Convection is the primary way heat travels through rays.

Answer

convection is the primary way heat travels through metals.

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convection is the primary way heat travels through appliances.

Question 17

Which best explains  why a hot air balloon  rises into the air?

Accepted Answer

As the air is heated, it  becomes less dense  and the balloon rises.

Answer

As the air is cooled, it  becomes more dense  and the balloon rises.

Answer

As the air is cooled, it  becomes less dense  and the balloon rises.

Answer

As the air is heated, it becomes more dense and the balloon rises.

Question 18

Joe is cooking dinner on the stove. Joe picks up the pan handle and burns his hand. Joe immediately begins to rinse his hand under cold water. Explain how this alleviates Joe's pain.

Accepted Answer

Heat from Joe's burned hand leaves his hand into the cold water, making it feel cooler.

Answer

Cold from Joe's burned hand leaves his hand into the cold water, making it feel cooler

Answer

Cold from the water is absorbed into Joe's burned hand, making it feel cooler

Answer

Heat from the water is absorbed into Joe's burned hand, making it feel cooler

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