Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Energy Transfer Pre-test!
Irvin, Amerson, McLaughlin
1. Which does NOT make heat?
a. a burning candle
b. an electric current
c. a campfire
d. a sweater
2. Solar energy comes from _______.
a. the sun
b. tides
c. oil
d. fossils
3. Ms. Jones is in the kitchen making dinner. Heating water will help her to _______.
a. cool the drinks
b. make ice cubes
c. cook noodles
d. clean the vegetables
4. People can easily use heat energy from ______.
a. a glass of ice water
b. a flowering plant
c. the sun
d. a rabbit
5. When heat is added to water, the water gets _______.
a. warm
b. cool
c. light
d. dark
6. I put a metal spoon in a bowl of hot chicken noodle soup. After a while, the end of my
spoon is ____________.
a. room temperature
b. warm
c. cold
d. melted
McLaughlinSusan
Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:02:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Energy Transfer Pre-test!
Irvin, Amerson, McLaughlin
7. You put a metal rod in a glass of ice water. After a while, the dry end of the rod feels
cold. What happened to the dry end of the rod?
a. Heat energy from the rod went into the ice water.
b. The rod turned into ice.
c. The rod changed from a solid to a liquid.
d. Energy from the sun melted the ice.
8. Your little sister is playing in a kiddie pool. What do you think the water feels like?
a. icy cold
b. all hot
c. the surface water feels warmer than the water on the bottom
d. the surface water feels cold
9. What is energy?
a. Gatorade
b. the ability to do work
c. lightning
d. a mess
10. Where does all energy on Earth come from?
a. the sun
b. food
c. the air
d. soil
McLaughlinSusan
Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:02:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Energy Transfer Pre-test!
Irvin, Amerson, McLaughlin
11. What is the scientific name for heat energy?
a. cold energy
b. observation energy
c. chemical energy
d. thermal energy
12. What happens when you take heat energy away from a cup of water?
a. It gets dark
b. It gets light
c. It gets dry
d. It gets cold
13. Which tool measures temperature?
a. clock
b. thermometer
c. meter stick
d. heater
14. Which of the following is a source of heat energy?
a. a glass of water
b. a question
c. the sun
d. a pencil
15. You are cooking a hot dog over a campfire. The hot dog never touches the fire, but it
gets hot and cooks. Why did that happen?
a. Heat energy from the fire radiates into the hot dog.
b. A microwave cooked it.
c. The sun cooked it.
d. It didn’t get warm. It got cold.
16. When I conduct an experiment, I watch what happens and take notes about it. What
is it called when I watch what happens?
a. observation
b. question
c. prediction
d. conclusion
17. When I conduct an experiment, I make a smart guess about what will happen. What
is it called when I make an educated guess?
a. observation
b. question
c. prediction
d. conclusion
McLaughlinSusan
Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:02:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________
Energy Transfer Pre-test!
Irvin, Amerson, McLaughlin
18. Objects that are warm have ________ heat energy than cold objects.
a. more
b. less
c. the same
d. solar
19. Where do people get energy to live?
a. food
b. the air
c. photosynthesis
d. oxygen
20. What is energy? Explain in at least two complete sentences.
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McLaughlinSusan
Sunday, April 21, 2013 6:02:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time