Multiple Choice Assessment Energy Transformations

Marie has a glass of water.  The temperature of the water is 40°C.  Then Marie adds some ice cubes to the water.  After 10 minutes, what would the temperature of the water most likely be?

• 50°C

• 45°C

• 40°C

• 35°C

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The picture below shows a person lifting a metal pot with a metal handle off a stove.

 

Where is the least amount of heat transfered?

 

• From Point A to Point B

• From Point B to Point C

• From Point C to Point D

• From Point D to the hand

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Philip is going to stir some soup he is cooking in a pot.  The soup is very hot.  He wants to use a spoon that will keep his hand from getting too hot.  Which material would be best for the spoon?

• aluminum

• copper

• steel

• wool

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Look closely at the picture below.

What is one way heat is flowing in the picture?

• from the fire to the pot

• from the person’s hand to the pot

• from the person’s hand to the fire

• from the water in the pot to the fire

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Kenzie wears wool socks with her winter boots to keep her feet warm.  How is the wool important to heat flow?

• Wool is an insulator that keeps Kenzie’s feet from losing heat.

• Wool is an insulator that provides heat to keep Kenzie’s feet warm.

• Wool is a conductor that transfers heat from Kenzie’s feet to her boots.

• Wool is a conductor that transfers heat from the socks to Kenzie’s skin.

As Elba walks barefoot on the sand, her feet feel very hot.  What is the reason for this?                                                                                              

• Her feet have a higher temperature than the sand.

• Heat is passing from her feet to the sand.

• Her feet and the sand are the same temperature.

• Heat is passing from the sand to her feet.

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Lisa stirs some hot, apple cider with a metal spoon.

 

 

Which sentence explains what happens to the spoon?  

• Heat from the hot liquid will warm the spoon until the spoon is hotter than the liquid.

• Heat from the hot liquid will warm the spoon until they are both the same temperature.

• Heat from the hot liquid will warm the spoon, and the liquid will get cooler than the spoon.

• Heat from the hot liquid will not have any effect on a metal spoon so the spoon will remain cool.

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One form of energy is heat.  Heat always flows between objects.  What happens to the object into which the heat flows?

• The temperature decreases.

• The temperature increases.

• It changes from a gas into a liquid.

• It changes from a liquid into a solid.

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Andrew observes the change of temperature of an object.  Its temperature goes from 40°C to 20°C.  Which of the following would most likely match Andrew’s conclusion about the object?

 

• It is losing energy as heat.

• It is changing color.

• It is getting larger

• It is melting

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