Heat Transfer Quiz

What is the process called where energy is transferred from particle to particle within certain materials or from one material to another when in direct contact?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation

Which material allows heat and electricity to pass through it?

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Bimetallic strip

• Radiant energy

What is the term for the heat transfer by movement of the heated substance itself, such as by currents in a fluid?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

What effect is caused by short-wavelength radiant energy from the sun being absorbed by the earth more easily than long-wavelength energy from the earth can leave?

• Newton's law of cooling

• Greenhouse effect

• Terrestrial radiation

• Radiant energy

What is an insulator?

Answer explanation

An insulator is a material that does not conduct electricity or heat effectively, and it inhibits the flow of electric current.

According to Newton's law of cooling, what is the rate of cooling of an object proportional to?

What type of energy includes heat, light, and X rays and is transmitted by radiation?

• Convectional energy

• Terrestrial radiation

• Radiant energy

• Internal energy

What is terrestrial radiation?

What is the temperature at which a substance has no kinetic energy per particle known as?

• Celsius scale

• Absolute zero

• Internal energy

• Greenhouse effect

What is a bimetallic strip?