Grade 6 Term 1 Quiz Bee

The balloon size will decrease in case of .............................

• Thermal expansion

• Thermal contraction

The figure shows _________

• gas particles vibrate in place

• liquid particles sliding past each other

• gas particles moving freely

• liquid particles moving freely

The combined total of the kinetic and potential energy in a material is called _____.

• thermal energy

• chemical energy

• nuclear energy

• radiant energy

How does heat energy flow?

• equally between the receiver and the source

• from a high temperature to a low temperature.

• all of the above

• none of these

transfer thermal energy by electromagnetic waves

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

In the water cycle, what happens during evaporation?

• Water vapor changes to liquid water.
• Water falls to the ground from clouds.
• Liquid water changes to water vapor. 
• Water flows over the ground. 

On a cold rainy day a baby is touching a cold window.  It feels so cold. Which way is the heat moving moving? 

• Cold is moving from the window to the hand.
• Heat is moving from the hand to the window.
• Heat doesn't move.
• It moves in currents

Two objects with different temperature in thermal contact will reach thermal equilibrium when.....

• both object becomes hotter

• both objects become colder

• both object reach the same final temperature

• net heat transfer other than zero

Polar easterlies are:

• cold winds that blow from east to west

• steady winds that blow from west to east

• steady winds that blow from east to west

• none of these

Between which points is the temperature of the substance remaining constant?

• A-B only

• A-B, C-D, and E-F

• B-C only

• B-C and D-E