Heat Transfer Quiz

Cats can often be found lying on the grass during the daylight hours. How is the heat transferred to the cat?

• The warm air transfers heat to the cat through convection.

• Heat from the Sun is transferred to the cat through radiation.

• Heat from the grass is transferred to the cat through radiation.

• Heat from the Sun is transferred to the cat through conduction.

You are sitting on the land during the night? What would you feel?

• Cool air from the land replaces the rising cool air over the sea.

• Warm air from the land replaces the rising cool air over the sea.

• Cool air from the land replaces the rising warm air over the sea.

• Warm air from the land replaces the rising warm air over the sea.

During a typical summer afternoon, Clermont experiences significantly higher temperatures than Tampa. Which statement best explains why this occurs?

• The cool breeze from the ocean cools down the temperature in Clermont.

• The warm breeze from the ocean cools down the temperature in Clermont.

• The cool breeze from the ocean cools down the temperature in Tampa.

• The warm breeze from the ocean cools down the temperature in Tampa.

You walk across the sand. The sand is hot, you begin to run. Which statement best describes how heat was transferred from the sand?

• by radiation

• by conduction

• by convection

• by evaporation

You are walking your pet on the sidewalk on a sunny day. Which statement describes the heat transfer occurring?

• The sun heats up the sidewalk through conduction, your pet's paws will feel the heat through radiation.

• The sun heats up the sidewalk through radiation, your pet's paws will feel the heat through conduction.

• The sun heats up the sidewalk through radiation, your pet's paws will feel the heat through convection.

• The sun heats up the sidewalk through convection, your pet's paws will feel the heat through conduction.

A pot on the stove full of water. How is heat being transferred?

• convection from the pot to the water and radiation through the water

• conduction from the pot to the water and convection through the water

• convection from the stove to the pot and radiation from the water to the air

• radiation from the stove to the pot and conduction from the water to the air

How is energy transferred throughout Earth’s spheres?

• Hot sand at the beach heats the air directly above it by radiation.

• The Sun heats the oceans through conduction causing evaporation of ocean water.

• Warm air currents heat the Earth’s crust through radiation warming the land and the water.

• Convection currents in the ocean move warmer water from the equator to the cooler polar regions.

What is the cause of wind?

• movement of air in the atmosphere due to radiation

• movement of air in the atmosphere due to conduction

• even heating of Earth's atmosphere over land and water

• uneven heating of Earth's atmosphere over land and water

Which statement explains why wind direction changes from day to night?

• The land quickly heats up during the day and stays warm at night.

• The water quickly heats up during the day and stays warm at night.

• The land quickly heats up during the day and the water stays warmer at night.

• The water quickly heats up during the day and the land stays warmer at night.