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Heat Transfer & Energy

Quiz by Brittany Bryce

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12 questions
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  • Q1
    Which is not an example of conduction?
    Movement of the mantle
    Fork getting warm after sitting in hot food
    Burning your feet on hot sand
    Coffee pot sitting on a hot plate
    30s
  • Q2
    Why is a wool (a fabric made from sheep) a good choice to make a jacket out of?
    It heats up your body
    Because it's a good conductor
    It's light weight
    Because it's a good insulator
    30s
  • Q3
    Why is it hotter on the 2nd story of a house than the 1st story?
    Because of radiation
    Because of convection
    Because the 2nd story is closer to the sun
    Because of conduction
    30s
  • Q4
    Most objects contract (or get smaller) when they get colder, except for __________ it gets bigger when it gets cold.
    Water
    Metal
    Wool
    Wood
    30s
  • Q5
    Creating heat with your hands is an example of ___________________?
    Convection
    Radiation
    Conduction
    Insulation
    30s
  • Q6
    You have a jar of hot red water on top of a jar of cold blue water. They are separated by a plastic card. Which way is the water going to move if the card is removed
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    Both colored water will mix at the same time
    The warm red water will trade places with the cold blue water
    The cold blue water will go up to the red warm water
    The warm red water will not mix with the cold blue water
    30s
  • Q7
    Girls will use curling irons to curl their hair. Why is the barrel of the curling iron made of metal instead of another material?
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    Because radiation will cause the girls hair to curl.
    Because metal is a good insulator and will heat up the girls hair to make curls
    Because metal is a good conductor and will heat up the girls hair to make curls
    Because conduction will cause the girls hair to curl.
    30s
  • Q8
    Think about the plug/cord for your phone charger? What is it made up and why?
    The whole thing is plastic and is an insulator.
    The wire inside is metal and a conductor. The outside is plastic and an insulator.
    The whole thing is metal and is a conductor.
    The wire inside is metal and an insulator. The outside is plastic and a conductor.
    30s
  • Q9
    Heat moves from.....
    Warm objects to cool objects
    Cool objects to warm objects
    30s
  • Q10
    Would a jacket made from aluminum foil keep you very warm?
    No, because aluminum is a conductor.
    No, because aluminum is a insulator.
    Yes, because aluminum is a insulator.
    Yes, because aluminum is a conductor.
    30s
  • Q11
    True or Fasle: A pot of boiling water on a stove shows these heat transfer types:
    Conduction, Convection & Radiation
    Conduction & Convection
    Conduction Only
    Convection Only
    30s
  • Q12
    You need to cook food with objects found in your pocket. What will help you the most to cook?
    Aluminum foil wrapper from a Hershey Kiss
    A paper wrapper from a piece of gum
    A credit Card
    A post It
    30s

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