6th grade B3

Which is an example of conduction?

• Heating a meal up in a microwave.

• Boiling water in a pot warms a spoon inside the pot.

• Standing near a fire and feeling its warmth.

• Convection currents in the mantle.

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Which material allowed the most transfer of thermal energy?

• Wooden Block

• Aluminum Block

• Glass Block

• Iron Block

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Which container was the most effective at preventing heat transfer from the block to the environment?

• Wooden Block

• Aluminum Block

• Glass Block

• Iron Block

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Which energy transformation happens when the blades are spinning on a wind turbine?

• Electrical to mechanical

• Chemical to electrical

• Mechanical to electrical

• Chemical to mechanical

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Sunlight passes through the window of a car causing the seats to get hot. Which type of energy flow is involved in heating the seats?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

Which statement describes the energy transfers that occur when water is heated in a tea kettle on a stove that uses natural gas? 

• Chemical to thermal to sound

• Thermal to sound to light

• Electrical to thermal to sound

• Light to chemical to thermal

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Which tools do you need in a lab to measure thermal energy?

• triple-beam balance, beakers, metric ruler

• hot plate, beakers, thermometers

• microscope, funnel, metric ruler

• pH meter, test tubes, forceps

Which best explains the cause of convection currents in Earth's atmosphere?

• Heat from Earth's core heats the land only at the equator.

• Glaciers moving away from the poles cool Earth unevenly.

• Sunlight is more concentrated in some places on Earth than others.

• The light and heat reflected from the moon varies as the moon changes phases.

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Which of these is an example of conduction?

• Standing near a campfire and feeling its warmth.

• Smoke from a fire rising.

• A spoon becomes hot in boiling water.

• Just boiling water.

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You heat up some popcorn in the microwave. What energy transformations occur between the microwave oven and the meal?

• Thermal to Electrical to Light

• Electrical to Electromagnetic to Thermal

• Light to Electrical to Thermal

• Electromagnetic to Electric to Thermal

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