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Tyler holds a warm muffin in his hand. By what process does the heat travel from the muffin to the hand?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) reflection

A cold drink left in the sun gets warm. How is thermal energy transferred in this example?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) none of the other answer choices

In which example is heat transferred by convection?
a) a spoon being warmed by hot oatmeal
b) an empty pan being heated by a flame on a stove
c) water being warmed in a pan on a stove
d) ice cooling the outside of a glass

How is heat transferred during conduction?
a) when two objects touch, there is an even exchange of heat between them
b) when two objects touch, heat flows from the cooler object to the warmer object
c) when two objects touch, heat flows from the warmer object to the cooler object
d) none of the other answer choices

How is energy initially being transferred by the campfire?
a) convection to heat
b) radiation to heat
c) radiation to thermal energy
d) convection to thermal energy

What can you feel after you rub an eraser against a paper?
a) heat
b) light
c) potential energy
d) electicity

How do you know your pencil is a solid?
a) it has mass and volume
b) it is made up of particles
c) it doesn't change shape
d) none of the other answer choices

The particles of a gas
a) move freely
b) have a lot of space between them
c) bounce off one another as they move
d) all of the other answer choices

Which state of matter has a shape of its own?
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
d) all of the other answer choices

Which is a true statement about liquids?
a) a liquid never changes its shape
b) a liquid's particles are tightly packed
c) a liquid's particles flow past one another
d) none of the other answer choices

What happens to water when it reaches 100 degrees Celsius?
a) it boils
b) it freezes
c) it melts
d) it condenses

What happens when the temperature of water changes from 90 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius
a) the water changes from a gas to a liquid
b) the water changes from a solid to a gas
c) the water changes from a liquid to a gas
d) the water changes from a liquid to a solid

Which of the following statements about liquids and gases is true?
a) they both have a definite shape
b) they both have a definite volume
c) they both take the shape of their containers
d) they both have particles that are tightly packed

What happens to frozen water when it is heated?
a) it turns into a solid
b) it turns into a liquid
c) it turns into a gas
d) none of the above

Which states of matter take the shape of their container?
a) a solid and a liquid
b) a liquid and a gas
c) a solid and a gas
d) a solid, a liquid, and a gas

Two ice cubes are placed under a heat lamp. As heat from the lamp warms the ice cubes, what will be the first change that can be observed in the state of the ice cubes?
a) they will begin to change from a solid to a gas
b) they will begin to change from a liquid to a gas
c) they will begin to change from a liquid to a solid
d) they will begin to change from a solid to a liquid

IN which state of matter are particles packed tightly together to form a definite shape?
a) gas
b) liquid
c) solid
d) vapor

What causes an ice cube to change to a liquid?
a) the ice getting warmer and boiling
b) the ice getting warmer and melting
c) the ice getting colder and freezing
d) the ice getting colder and condensing

Ice melting into water is a change between which two states of matter?
a) liquid to gas
b) solid to liquid
c) gas to liquid
d) liquid to solid

Water changing from a gas to a liquid is called?
a) condensation
b) precipitation
c) evaporation
d) storage

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