Take the Heat Science Quiz

Hurricanes transfer thermal energy by means of _________.

• condvection and heat of condensation

• conduction and convection

• radiation and conduction

• heat of condensation and radiation

The state of matter in which water molecules move the fastest is___________.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• ice

Which feature of a thermos does not limit heat flow?

• its cup

• its shiny surface

• its insulators

• the vacuum inside it

What are three ways heat can move between objects?

• absorption, microwaves, condensation

• energy, wavelengths, evaporation

• radiation, conduction, convection

• insulators, conductors, condensation

______ is the measure of the kinetic energy of a substance's molecules.

• condensation

• temperature

• radiation

• latitude

Then energy of motion is ________.

• circulating

• heat

• kinetic energy

• radiation

The measure of the kinetic energy of a substance's molecules is called temperature.

• True

• False

An artificial object orbiting the Earth is ___________.

• Moon

• Sun

• Satellite

• A comet

The type of radiation that is absorbed by water is called ________________.

• heat

• microwave

• circulation

• radiation

Heat of condensation is the heat that is released when raindrops form.

• True

• False