Eighth Grade Science Unit 3 Quiz 4 S8P2.d Heat Transfer

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Unit 3 Quiz 4 S8P2.d

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When volcanoes erupt, they emit large plumes of hot smoke and ash, which can spread and cover miles of sky. Which process lifts the hot, black clouds into the sky?

A.  Radiation that causes thermal energy to transfer into the clouds and hold them together 

B.  Conduction that causes thermal energy to pass from the smoke into the ground

C.  Conduction that causes warmer air to spread and cooler air to condense into clouds 

D.  Convection that causes warmer air to rise and cooler air to sink into its place 

What method of energy transfer is primarily responsible for moving energy from the Sun to Earth?

A.  Conduction 

B.  Convection 

C.  Vaporization 

D.  Radiation 

If a person places one end of a solid metal bar into a fire, the end that is not in the fire also gets hot. Which of the following methods of energy transfer does this describe?

A.  Conduction 

B.  Convection 

C.  Radiation 

D.  Induction 

Which of the following is an example of convection?

A.  Heating an iron pipe by placing it into a fire 

B.  Warming one's hands by rubbing them together 

C.  Melting an ice cube in a microwave 

D.  Heating water to a rolling boil 

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B.

C.

D.

When volcanoes erupt, they emit large plumes of hot smoke and ash, which can spread and cover miles of sky. Which process lifts the hot, black clouds into the sky? 

A.  Radiation that causes thermal energy to transfer into the clouds and hold them together 

B.  Conduction that causes thermal energy to pass from the smoke into the ground

C.  Conduction that causes warmer air to spread and cooler air to condense into clouds 

D.  Convection that causes warmer air to rise and cooler air to sink into its place 

What method of energy transfer is primarily responsible for moving energy from the Sun to Earth? 

A.  Conduction 

B.  Convection 

C.  Vaporization 

D.  Radiation 

If a person places one end of a solid metal bar into a fire, the end that is not in the fire also gets hot. Which of the following methods of energy transfer does this describe? 

A.  Conduction 

B.  Convection 

C.  Radiation 

D.  Induction 

Which of the following is an example of convection? 

A.  Heating an iron pipe by placing it into a fire 

B.  Warming one's hands by rubbing them together 

C.  Melting an ice cube in a microwave 

D.  Heating water to a rolling boil 