Heat and Temperature Quiz

10 multiple choice questions

1. Which method of heat transfer involves waves traveling through empty space?

A) Conduction B) Convection C) Radiation D) Evaporation

2. Why do metals conduct heat well?

A) Have free electrons that transfer energy B) Are very heavy C) Are always hot D) Have no electrons

3. In which state of matter does convection occur?

A) Solids B) Fluids (liquids and gases) C) Empty space D) Only metals

4. The sun heating Earth is an example of which heat transfer method?

A) Conduction B) Convection C) Radiation D) Conduction and convection

5. How do insulators like wool and fibreglass keep us warm?

A) Allowing rapid heat flow B) Trapping air or using materials that conduct poorly C) Creating more conduction D) Increasing convection

6. What is the specific heat capacity of water compared to most substances?

A) Very low B) Relatively high compared to most substances C) The same as iron D) Zero

7. Why does sweating cool down your body?

A) Heat is added to your skin B) The phase change absorbs heat from your skin C) Water is colder than your skin D) Evaporation has no thermal effect

8. What is the study of heat and its movement called?

A) Motion B) Heat and its transfer between objects C) Gravity D) Electricity

9. The First Law of Thermodynamics is about which principle?

A) Energy cannot be created or destroyed B) Heat always flows from hot to cold C) Entropy always decreases D) Absolute zero is unreachable

10. How are heat and temperature different from each other?

A) The same thing B) Different concepts - heat is energy transfer, temperature is average kinetic energy C) Only relevant in chemistry D) Only measured in Fahrenheit

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