Thermal Energy

The transfer of heat in a fluid (gas or liquid) by means of up & down movements through currents...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• chemicals

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Cooking pizza in the microwave is an example of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Cooking pancakes on a griddle is an example of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low

• high to high

• low to high

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If we add heat to an object, what happens to the movement of the molecules in it?

• nothing

• they move faster

• they move slower

• they move the same

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?

• from the hand to the ice
• from the ice to the hand
• heat is not being transferred
• there is no way to tell

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Laura bruised her knee.  She applied an ice pack to the bruised area.  When she removed the ice pack from the injured knee, she noticed that the temperature of her skin was lower than the rest of her body.  What is the most likely reason this occurred?

• Increased blood flow due tothe ice pack caused the skin to be cooler
• The cooling energy of the ice pack was transferred to the skin.
• Heat energy from the skin was transferred to the ice pack.
• The air surrounding the ice pack cooled the skin.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which substance can be used to conduct electricity in a circuit?

• rubber
• metal
• wood 
• plastic