Heat Transfer Quiz
Name _____________________ Date: _____________ Block: ____
Multiple Choice: Circle the letter which best answers the question.
1. A thermos bottle keeps warm liquids warm and cold liquids cold. A thermos bottle must be made
from a good
a. heat conduction material
b. heat insulation material
c. heat expanding material
d. heat contracting material
2. Heat from the sun reaches Earth by
a. convection
b. radiation
c. conduction
d. none of the above
3.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Materials through which heat can flow easily are called
insulators
radiators
transformers
conductors
4. When a metal spoon with a temperature of 20oC is placed into a cup of water with a temperature of
90oC the spoon will heat up. This is an example of:
a. convection
b. radiation
c. conduction
d. insulation
5. During a house fire, the smoke and flames rise up, but the air down near the floor is cooler and less
smoky. This is an example of:
a. conduction
b. convection
c. radiation
d. insulation
Short Answer: Explain how the 3 types of heat transfer (conduction, radiation, convection) occur in a
lava lamp. Describe how the heat moves in each transfer (from what to what).
6. conduction
7. radiation
8. convection