Science 8 - Chapter 3 Energy and Heat Quiz

What is the ultimate source of energy for the Earth?

• sun

• earth

• moon

• Jupiter

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What are atoms?

• Atoms are the same as molecules.
• Atoms are only found in gases.
• Tiny particles that make up matter. Too small to see. Atoms are in constant motion.

  
  

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Faster atoms have ______ kinetic energy than slower atoms.

• More

• Less

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Where does the car have the most potential energy in the figure?

• Top of the hill

• Bottom of the hill

• Straight road

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In which direction is heat transferred – from warm to cool or from cool to warm?

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What type of energy is lost in a light bulb, car, and power plant?

• Thermal (heat) energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

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What is the difference between heat and temperature?

• Heat is the sum of the kinetic energy. Temperature is the average speed of the atoms.

  
  

• Heat is how warm something is and temperature is a number.

• Heat is hot and temperature is how warm a person is when they use a barometer

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Identify the type of heat transfer when warm air rises.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

You feel heat on your feet as you walk barefoot across a driveway in the summertime.

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

What type of heat transfer occurs when the Sun's heat makes you want to stand in the shade?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation