Energy Transfer Vocabulary

A student is melting a sugar cube over a flame, as shown in the picture provided. What energy transfer is causing the sugar cube to melt?

• Candle to spoon – conduction

  Spoon to sugar cube – conduction

• Candle to spoon – radiation

  Spoon to sugar cube – conduction

• Candle to spoon – conduction

  Spoon to sugar cube – convection

• Candle to spoon – convection

  Spoon to sugar cube – conduction

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Thermal energy is transferred when two objects of different temperatures touch.

• Conductors

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

Feeling warmth on your hands when you hold them near a campfire is an example of ____________________________.

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• conductors

Thermal energy being moved from one object to another by conduction, convection, or radiation is called _____________________.

• fluids

• heat transfer

• collision of atoms

• radiation

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A rolling marble has kinetic energy. If a moving marble hits a stationary marble, it transfers some of its kinetic energy, and the second marble begins to move. What is this an example of?

• Energy changes

• Energy transfer

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"A rolling marble has kinetic energy. If a moving marble hits a stationary marble, it transfers some of its kinetic energy, and the second marble begins to move." What is this an example of?

• Energy changes

• Energy transfer

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Transferring energy to a substance ​ (a)   the kinetic energy of that substance’s molecules. Transferring energy from a substance ​ (b)   the kinetic energy of that substance’s molecules.

• increases

• decreases

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Which of the following correctly identifies a method of heat transfer that will happen in this situation?

• Heat will be transferred from the hot plate to the thermometer through radiation.

• Heat will be transferred from the beaker to the thermometer through convection.

• Heat will be transferred from the hot plate to the beaker through convection.

• Heat will be transferred from the thermometer to the beaker through conduction.

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Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer. It refers to the transfer of heat energy that moves–

• through empty space.

• when objects touch.

• only through solids.

• in the motion of fluids.

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Objects that can transfer energy easily.

• Conductors

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulators

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