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Date: _________________________
Energy Transfer Unit
Post-Test
1. What is energy?
a. how much I can run on the playground
b. the ability to do work
c. caffeine
d. the amount of food I eat
2. What is an example of convection?
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3. How is heat energy transferred in conduction?
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4. What could be a source for radiation?
a. the cooking eye on the stove
b. the Sun
c. a coat
d. hot water
5. What is a synonym for thermal?
a. energy
b. temperature
c. heat
d. water bottle
6. When you touch a cup of hot cocoa it is hot to the touch. What type of energy
transfer
is this?
a. thermal
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b. conduction
c. convection
d. radiation
7. I accidentally leave my Hershey’s bar on the cement ground by the pool. When
I get out of the pool from swimming for 1 hour what will the chocolate bar most
likely look like?
a. it will be melted
b. it will be warm to touch the wrapper but it will look the same
c. it will be an empty wrapper
d. it will be the same as when I left
8. In question 7 what type of energy transfer is this?
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9. Which of these items would conduct the most heat energy?
a. a wooden pencil
b. a plastic spoon
c. a paper bookmark
d. a copper penny
10. What would be the best stir stick for your mug of hot cocoa?
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