Indiana Science Grade 8

Chapter 9: Thermal Energy

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
__________ is the thermal energy that flows from a material with a higher temperature to one with a lower temperature.
A)Work
B)Kinetic energy
C)Heat
D)Potential energy
2.
The transfer of energy through matter by the direct contact of particles is called __________.
A)convection
B)confluence
C)radiation
D)conduction
3.
Which of the following conducts heat most effectively?
A)liquid
B)gas
C)plasma
D)solid
4.
__________ is the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.
A)Radiation
B)Convection
C)Conduction
D)Refraction
5.
A(n) __________ is a material that does not allow heat to move through it easily.
A)conductor
B)fluid
C)current
D)insulator
6.
__________ is the transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a gas or liquid.
A)Conduction
B)Radiation
C)Convection
D)Collision
7.
Which of the following is the result of convection?
A)rain forests near the equator
B)Earth heated by the Sun
C)water boiling in a copper teakettle
D)snow melting in your hand
8.
Which of the following statements about thermal energy transfer is true?
A)When heat is transferred by conduction, particles collide but remain in the same location.
B)The Sun is the only source of radiation.
C)Convection takes place most easily in solids.
D)Convection does not occur naturally.
9.
The opposite of evaporation is __________.
A)convection
B)conduction
C)condensation
D)radiation
10.
Which of the following atomic particles is instrumental in the transfer of thermal energy?
A)proton
B)neutron
C)electron
D)nucleus
11.
A material with which of the following specific heats will require the least heat to change its temperature?
A)50 J/(kg K)
B)100 J /(kg K)
C)1000J/(kg K)
D)10 J/(kg K)
12.
Which of the following is a form of matter?
A)light
B)heat
C)air
D)energy
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