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A person is sitting in car during the summer and burns themselves on the metal seatbelt buckle. Which best represents the sequence of thermal energy transfer?
a) conduction, convection
b) conduction, radiation
c) radiation, conduction
d) radiation, convection

A student heats some water in a pan on a stove. The handle of the pan gets hot. Which is most likely true about the handle?
a) The handle is made of metal and conducts heat to the student's hand.
b) The handle is made of wood so it conducts heat to the student's hand
c) The handle is made of plastic so it conducts heat to the student's hand.
d) The handle is an insulator

Which is considered a good conductor of heat?
a) glass, because it does not allow heat to flow easily
b) silver, because heat is unable to flow easily
c) plastic, because heat is able to flow easily
d) aluminum, because it allows heat to flow easily

What most likely occurs to a metal railroad track in the heat of the summer?
a) the metal will heat up and contract
b) the metal will cool down and contract
c) the metal will heat up and expand
d) the metal will cool down and expand

What will most likely happen when warm water is added to a bowl of cold water?
a) The heat from the warm water will move to the cold water
b) the coolness from the cold water will move to the warm water
c) The warm will get cold and the cold will get hot
d) The warm and the cold will go back and forth until they are the same temperature

Why do houses have insulation put in the walls?
a) insulation helps keep the cold out
b) insulation helps keep the cold in
c) insulation helps keep the heat out in the summer and the heat in in the winter
d) insulation helps conduct heat throughout your house

Why should you not use metal utensils when cooking?
a) Because the heat from the pan will move through the pan to the metal utensil and burn you.
b) Because the heat from the air will move to the pan and to your hand.
c) Because the heat will radiate to your hand.
d) Because the radiated heat will travel through the air to your hand.

Caroline is cooking dinner on her stove when she accidentally touches the hot stove. Which is most responsible for her burn?
a) convection
b) conduction
c) radiation
d) sound

Caroline is heating up some soup for dinner. Which heat transfer method allows her to do this?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) reflection

Which form of heat transfer does a microwave use?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) reflection

What happens to a material when it is heated?
a) the particles start to move faster and the object expands
b) the particles start of move faster and the object contracts
c) the particles slow down and the object expands
d) the particles slow down and the object contracts.

Nikhil is making himself a drink to take to the playground. He adds lots of ice to his drink but after 30 minutes, all the ice has melted. Why is that?
a) The coldness from the ice went into the air.
b) The heat from the water went through the cup to the air.
c) The coldness from the air went into the water.
d) The heat from the water moved to the ice.

A hot air balloon is an example of...
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) transpiration

How do mittens help us during the winter?
a) Mittens help keep the cold from coming in to our hands.
b) Mittens stop all thermal energy from leaving our body.
c) Mittens slow down the heat lost from our bodies.
d) Mittens stop the cold from leaving our bodies.

When a bowl of hot soup begins to cool, where does the heat go?
a) the coolness from the bowl goes to the hot soup
b) the heat from the soup moves into the surrounding air
c) the heat from the bowl goes to the cold soup
d) the heat from the soup mixes with the coolness from the bowl

Which of the following is a great conductor?
a) foam
b) wood
c) plastic
d) copper

When Mrs. Bitter irons her clothes, what type of heat transfer is occurring?
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) transpiration

When you stand in front of campfire, why do you feel warm?
a) heat is radiated to you
b) heat is conduction to you
c) heat is convected to you
d) heat rises and settle all over you

Which will change when a metal train track gets hot during the summer?
a) weight
b) length
c) color
d) the atoms rearrange

Why do you feel heat the closer you get to a light bulb?
a) light and heat are conducting from the light bulb
b) light and heat are refracting from the light bulb
c) light and heat are radiating from the light bulb
d) light and heat are convecting from the light bulb

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