Thermal Energy And Heat Question Preview (ID: 33269)


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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called
a) heat
b) temperature
c) motion
d) momentum

The transfer of energy by waves is called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) insulation

Heat transfer occurs
a) in many directions
b) from warm to cold and from cold to warm
c) only from warm to cold
d) only from cold to warm

A material that conducts heat poorly is called a
a) insulator
b) conductor
c) metal
d) radiator

Heat air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) insulation

Which is a good conductor?
a) wood
b) paper
c) silver
d) air

A measure of the AVERAGE kinetic energy in an object is called
a) thermal energy
b) conduction
c) convection
d) temperature

The more particles an object has at a given temperature
a) the higher its temperature
b) the more thermal energy is has
c) the more kelvins it has
d) the more degrees it has

Heat transferred from one particle of matter to another by touching is called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) insulation

Energy from the sun reaches Earth mostly by
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) thermal expansion

Which of the follow materials conducts heat well
a) glass
b) plastic
c) metal
d) wood

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