Heat Transfer: Review

Which of the following statements about thermal energy is true?

• As you hold a cup of hot water your hands cool the water

• As you hold a glass of cold milk, the cold travels to your hand

• As you hold a cup of cold milk, the hand cools the milk

• As you hold a cup of hot water, the heat moves to your hand

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Which of these substances would be a good material for us as insulation?

• air

• iron

• glass

• aluminum

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Which material does NOT conduct electricity?

• copper

• silver

• wood

• iron

Which statement describes the reason why an ice cube melts when set out in a warm room?

• Heat from the room is absorbed by the ice cube

• The ice cube molecules move more slowly

• One side of the ice cube is colder than the other

• Heat from the ice cube moves into the air

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Which event is an example of conduction?

• Sunlight travels from the Sun to warm the Earth

• Boiling water in a pot warms the spoon inside the pot

• A fire in a fireplace warms the air in a room.

• Cold water is heated in a microwave oven

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What type of energy is transmitted from the Sun the Earth through space?

• heat energy

• kinetic energy

• electrical energy

• electromagnetic energy

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Molly was making iced tea by putting tea bags in boiling water. She needed to cool the hot tea quickly, so she poured it into a pitcher full of ice. Which best describes the flow of thermal energy?

• from the ice to the tea

• from the tea to the ice

• from the pitcher to the tea

• from the ice to the pitcher

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Jaaron poured water into a pot. He put the pot on a stove and turned the stove on low. After a few minutes, the water began to boil. Which statements best describes why the water boiled?

• The stove transferred light to the pot of water

• The stove transferred electricity to the pot of water

• The stove transferred heat energy to the pot of water

• The stove transferred mechanical energy to the pot of water

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Savannah walked across the carpet and generated an electrical charge. She will get a slight shock by touching a

• metal doorknob

• wooden door

• rubber ball

• tennis ball

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A student is given three identically sized blocks. Each block is made of a different material. What characteristic of the blocks should be examined to find out which block is made of metal?

• color

• weight

• texture

• conductivity