Name ___________________
Date ___________________
1.
Tina is boiling water in a metal pot for a weather experi ment. What is most likely the reason she would need to use a pot holder for moving the metal pot?
A. Radiation causes the pot to be hot.
B. Conduction causes the pot to be hot.
C. Convection causes the pot to be hot.
D. Transpiration causes the pot to be hot.
2.
When Julie was cooking macaroni she noticed that it
would rise to the top of the boiling water and then sink back to the bottom of the pot. This is most likely because
A.
The convection of heat within the water was creating a current.
B.
The convection of air around the pot was creating a current.
C.
The conduction of heat within the water was creating a current.
D.
The conduction of air around the pot was creating a current.
3.
Which is the best example of heat transfer by radiation?
A. cooling off in a pool on a hot day
B. burning your hand on a hot stove
C. getting warm by sitting near a campfire
D. melting ice by dropping it into boiling water
4.
Which is an example of radiated heat for cooking?
A. cooking a pot of soup
B. scrambling eggs in a pan on the stove
C. grilling hot dogs next to a campfire
D. frying hamburgers in a frying pan
5. Which best describes the process of conduction?
A. When two objects touch, the heat is transferred into the air.
B. When two objects touch, the heat is transferred from the hotter object to the cooler object.
C. When two objects touch, the heat from the cooler object is transferred to the hotter object.
D. When two objects touch, the cool air from the cooler object is transferred to the hotter object.
6. Which is an example of heat transfer by convection?
A. a glowing light bulb
B. heating the atmosphere c. cooking using a microwave oven
D. heating a piece of metal in a flame
7. In what way does the Sun warm Earth?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. condensation
8. A pot of water is placed on a stove. The water begins to boil rapidly. Which explains why the water is boiling faster?
A.
The cooler water is rising in the pot to replace the warmer water on top through the process of radiation.
B.
The warm water is rising in the pot
to replace the cooler water on top through the process of radiation.
C.
The warm water is rising in the pot to replace the cooler water on top through the process of convection.
D.
The cooler water is rising in the pot to replace the warmer water on top through the process of convection.
9.Why does an ice cube melt when dropped into hot liquid?
A. The liquid absorbs heat from the ice.
B. Heat from the liquid transfers to the ice.
C. Heat from the ice transfers
to the liquid.
D. Cold from the ice transfers
into the liquid.
10. Which best describes the transfer of heat
due to the movement of gases or liquids?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. evaporation
D. condensation

Name _______________________________Date _________
1.
The heat from a lamp allows a lizard to remain warm. Thi s is an example of which type of heat transfer?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. insulation
2.
Which will most likely occur when raw egg is placed on black pavement on a hot, summer day?
A.
The pavement will conduct the heat and cook the egg.
B.
The egg will reflect the heat and make the pavement hotter underneath.
C.
The egg will absorb the heat and leave the pavement hotter underneath.
D.
The pavement will absorb the heat from the egg, and the egg will stay raw.
3.
Jordan places a hot spoon into a container of ice cream. How does this help him scoop out the ice cream?
A.
The coolness from the ice cream is conducted to the spoon making it easier to scoop out.
B.
The coolness from the ice cream is radiated to the sp oon making it easier to scoop out.
C.
The warmth of the spoon is conducted to the ice cream making it easier to scoop out.
D.
The warmth of the spoon is radiated
to the ice cream making it easier to scoop out.
4.
Which describes what can happen as a result of radiation?
A. A piece of wood burns in a fire.
B. A shirt is hot after having been ironed.
C. A can of soup is heated in a pot on a stove.
D. A car’s inside temperature rises
to over 100 degrees on a sunny day.
5.
John put a heat pack on his cold feet. What will most like ly be the result?
A. The cold from John’s feet will be radiated into the heat pack.
B. The warmth of the heat pack will be radiated onto John’s feet.
C. The cold from John’s feet will be conducted into the heat pack.
D. The warmth of the heat pack will be conducted onto John’s feet.
6.
Which best describes the process of convection?
A. Convection is the primary way heat travels through rays.
B. Convection is the primary way heat travels
through metals.
C. Convection is the primary way heat travels through appliances.
D. Convection is the primary way heat travels through liquids and gasses.
7.
Tom puts a metallic cover over his car’s windshield after parking. How does this control the sun’s rays during a sunny day?
A. It prevents heat energy from leaving the car.
B. It controls the temperature by providing shade.
C.It reflects the sun’s rays away from the windshield.
D. It absorbs heat in the windshield protector and cools the car.
8.
How is heat transferred when boiling a pot of water on t he stove?
A. conduction
B. convection
C. combustion
D. radiation
9.
Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?
A. a furnace heating the air in a school
B.an ice cube melting in a person’s hand
C. a pot of water on a stove boiling
D. the sun heating water in a swimming pool
10. Which best explains how bacon is fried on
a stove burner?
A.
The bacon creates a convection current, the
heat rises to the pan, and then rises to the stove burner.
B.
The bacon transfers heat directly to the pan, and the pan transfers heat directly to the stove burner.
C.
The stove burner radiates heat to the pan, and the pan radiates heat to the bacon.
D.
The stove burner transfers heat directly to the pan, and the pan directly transfers heat to the bacon.