Heat Transfer

What causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

• Particles in the atmosphere reflect energy from the Sun downward

• The Sun radiates energy that passes through space & the atmosphere to your skin.

• Hot particles from the Sun still carry some heat when they reach your skin.

• The solar wind carries heated air from the Sun’s atmosphere to Earth’s surface.

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Which best describes the flow of heat?

• A. From a larger object to a smaller object

• From a cooler object to a warmer object

• From a warmer object to a cooler object

• From a warmer object to a warmer object

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People sitting around a campfire are able to feel the heat from the fire.

How are the people able to feel the heat form the fire without touching the fire?

• A. The heat from the fire travels through the ground & heats the ground around the people.

• B. The heat from the fire is conducted through air molecules to the people.

• C. The heat from the fire rises in the air and then settles around the people.

• D. The heat from the fire radiates from the fire to the people.

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You hold a bowl of hot soup that warms your hands; this is

• A. Radiation

• B. Conduction

• C. Convection

• D. Conviction

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Steam from a hot bowl of soup warms your face as you lean over it; this is

• A. Radiation

• B. Conduction

• C. Convection

• D. Conviction

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Why is it better to have a cooking pot with a plastic handle instead of a metal handle?

• A. Plastic looks better than metal.

• B. . Plastic is not a good conductor of heat

• C. Plastic washes easier than metal.

• D. Plastic is a good conductor of heat

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Jim wakes up early in the morning and walks from his carpeted bedroom to the tiled kitchen. Which BEST describes why, despite being the same temperature, the tile floor feels cooler to his feet than the carpet?

• A. Tile is a better conductor of heat and transfers heat away from his skin.

• B. Carpet is a bad conductor of heat and transfers heat to his skin.

• C. Tile is a poor conductor of heat and transfers heat to his skin.

• D. The tile and carpet are the same temperature

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Raegan wants to determine the best material to make a new type of cookware. What type of material should she choose?

• A. A material that conducts heat evenly.

• B. A material that can be easily bent into shape.

• C. material that does not transmit electricity

• D. A material that will remain cool to the touch.

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Serenity wants to keep drinks cold during an afternoon sports game. Which container would MOST LIKELY keep her drinks cold for several hours?

• A Plastic, because it will conduct heat.

• B. Metal, because it will conduct heat.

• C. Plastic, because it will insulate from heat.

• D. Metal, because it will insulate from heat.

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What is another name for Heat energy?

• Conductor

• Radiation

• Convection

• Thermal

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