Heat Transfer Quiz

What is conduction?

• Transfer of heat or electricity through a substance or material

• The process of transferring heat or electricity through a vacuum

• The process of converting electricity into heat

• The process of converting heat into electricity

What is convection?

• Transfer of heat through radiation

• Transfer of heat through the movement of a fluid

• Transfer of heat through the movement of a solid

• Transfer of heat through conduction

What is radiation?

• The process of converting energy into matter

• The emission of sound waves

• The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles

• The process of converting matter into energy

What is insulation?

• A material or substance used to enhance the transfer of heat, electricity, or sound.

• A material or substance used to transfer heat, electricity, or sound.

• A material or substance used to absorb heat, electricity, or sound.

• A material or substance used to prevent the transfer of heat, electricity, or sound.

Which type of heat transfer occurs in solids?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Evaporation

Which type of heat transfer occurs through direct contact?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Insulation

Which type of heat transfer occurs through a fluid?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Evaporation

Which type of heat transfer occurs through electromagnetic waves?

• radiation

• absorption

• convection

• conduction

Which type of heat transfer prevents heat transfer?

• Radiation

• Convection

• Insulation

• Conduction

Which type of heat transfer occurs in liquids and gases?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Evaporation

• Radiation