Name: ________________________________
Period: __________
Heat Energy Test Study Guide
1. Be able to define, and give an example of the following terms.
Term
Definition
Example
Electric Current
Energy
Hydroelectricity
Insulator
Kinetic Energy
Nonrenewable
Resource
Pressure
Potential
Energy
Name: ________________________________
Period: __________
Temperature
Thermal
Expansion
2. Know how conduction, convection, and radiation occurs and give an example.
Type
Description
Example
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
3. What type of energy does nuclear power plants use and what are the pros and cons of
nuclear energy?
4. Does warmth flow until the temperatures are the same or is it cool air?
Name: ________________________________
5. Circle all of the insulators
Plastic
Period: __________
Silver
Wood
Aluminum Foil
Styrofoam
Gold
Glass
Thermos
Paper
6. What causes pressure to increase? Circle all that work.
Increasing the
Decreasing the
Temperature
Temperature
Decreasing the Size of the
Container
Adding More Air to the
Container
Increasing the Size of the
Container
Removing Air From the
Container
7. If I have 20 grams of copper and 20 grams of water heating up in two different
containers, which would heat up first?