Heat and Energy Quiz

Which type of energy is formed by vibrating objects?

• Kinetic energy
• Sound energy
• Heat energy
• Light energy

Choose the words that belong in the sentence. As an object ________________, the particles move ______________.

• Cools, slower

• Warms, Slower

• Cools, in a straighter lines

• Warms, in a straighter lines

A material that conducts electric current poorly is called

• A circuit

• A charge

• A conductor

• An insulator

How are light waves and sound waves similar?

• They both are invisible

• They both carry energy

• They both travel in vacuums

• They both are harmful to cells

How is heat moving from the stove to the pot in the illustration?

• Radiation
• Insulation
• Conduction

What are you feeling when you feel the warmth from a light bulb on your skin?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Solar energy

• Convection currents

Which of the following would be a good conductor for a closed circuit?

• Wood

• Copper

• Rubber

• Plastic

Which method of heat transfer does not require matter?

• Radiation

• Insulation

• Convection

• Conduction

What causes static electricity?

• Only an object losing electrons

• Only an object gaining electrons

• When positive and negative charges balance

• When positive and negative charges no longer balance

When does light refract?

• When light travels in a vacuum

• When light moves through cold air

• When light travels in only one medium

• When light moves from one medium to another