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Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily is called                .
  1. conductor
  2. expand
  3. contract
  4. insulator
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
On a hot day, a lake is likely to be                                 .
  1. cooler than nearby land
  2. hotter than nearby land
  3. the same temperature as the land
  4. the cause of the heat
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
                is the measure of how hot or cold something is.
  1. Thermometer
  2. Radiation
  3. Temperature
  4. Conduction
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Which material would be the best choice for a cooking tool to be used when grilling food over a fire?
  1. plastic
  2. metal
  3. paper
  4. wood
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
How do currents transfer heat in the ocean?
  1. radiation
  2. convection
  3. conduction
  4. evaporation
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Which best describes the transfer of heat due to the movement of gases or liquids?
  1. radiation
  2. convection
  3. evaporation
  4. condensation
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The temperature at which a gas becomes a liquid is called the                   .
  1. boiling point
  2. condensation point
  3. freezing point
  4. sublimation
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
When you rub your hands together very quickly, it produces heat and is called                .
  1. force
  2. temperature
  3. friction
  4. gravity
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Andy is cooking a piece of ham in a pan.
What is this an example of?
  1. friction
  2. conduction
  3. insulation
  4. temperature
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The way heat moves through liquids and gases
  1. thermal energy
  2. heat
  3. convection
  4. conduction
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The point at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid state is called its                   .
  1. freezing point
  2. melting point
  3. boiling point
  4. condensation point
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
There are 3 types of heat transfer: Radiation,                , and conduction.
  1. Refraction
  2. Melting
  3. Sun
  4. Convection
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
What is thermal energy?
  1. Energy created by snow
  2. The kinetic energy of motion particles
  3. Silver spoons
  4. Conductors
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
What does thermal energy mean?
  1. sum of kinetic and potential energy
  2. creation of electrons to provide electricity
  3. transfer of heat energy
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The movement of heat within a solid or from another solid is called                .
  1. convection
  2. conduction
  3. insulation
  4. radiation
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Which of the following is true about thermal energy?
  1. The particles of matter do not move.
  2. It flows from cooler objects to hotter objects.
  3. The movement of thermal energy is called air.
  4. It flows from hotter objects to cooler objects.
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The movement of energy by waves
  1. convection
  2. conduction
  3. radiation
  4. thermal energy
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
The transfer of thermal energy between things that are touching is called conduction.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
A frying pan is a/an                .
  1. insulator
  2. conductor
  3. metal
  4. both b and c
Grade 5 Heat Transfer
Which materials can't transmit light?
  1. Opaque
  2. Transparent
  3. Translucent
  4. None of the Above
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