Heat Transfer

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north.

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.

• more

• less

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Which option describes a specific characteristic of heat transfer through conduction?

• The objects that are transferring heat must be in contact with each other.

• The heat moves from the object with higher temperature to the one with lower temperature.

• One object emits heat to another object through electromagnetic waves.

• The object that releases heat increases its temperature.

• It produces a circular motion from hot to warm areas.

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

• Convection

• Electromagnetic waves

• Radiation

• Conduction

Heat transfers from an area of ________temperature to an area of ______ temperature.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

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What method of heat transfer is this an example of?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called ____________.

• thermal

• expansion

• temperature

• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is NOT a possible effect of heat on a substance?

• Temperature increase.

• Temperature decrease.

•  Change in state.

• Thermal expansion.

• Mass decrease.

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