Energy and Heat

What type of heat transfer happens when two objects touch like a pot to a stove burner?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• None of These

What type of heat transfer happens when a fluid heats up an object like boiling water for our food?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• None of these

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves; for example, the sun heating a reptile sunbathing.

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• None of these

The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by gases that form a "blanket" around the earth:

• Greenhouse Effect

• Radiation

• Coriolis Effect

• Scattering

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What is the primary way that heat energy is transferred from the Sun to the Earth?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

Cold Pack on Person

• Heat is transferred from the cold pack to the person.

• Heat is transferred from the person to the cold pack

• The cold pack is getting colder. The person is getting warmer.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is the process called when heat is transferred through a solid by direct contact of its particles?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Insulation

Which type of energy transfer involves mass movement of a fluid?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What happens to warm air?

• Rises because it is less dense.

• Sinks because it is more dense.

• Stays in place all the time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What type of heat transfer does this show with your hands holding the coffee mug?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• None of these