REVISION PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS (2024 UPDATE)
Conduction - ANSWER- Heat transfer through direct contact
Convection - ANSWER- Heat transfer through fluids (liquids or gases) moving
Radiation - ANSWER- Heat transfer through heat waves
Convection Current - ANSWER- The circular flow of a fluid
Conductor - ANSWER- Something that passes heat well
Insulator - ANSWER- Something that DOES NOT transfer heat well
Melting - ANSWER- Solid > Liquid
Gains thermal energy
Freezing - ANSWER- Liquid > Solid
Loses thermal energy
Vaporization - ANSWER- Liquid > Gas
Gains thermal energy
Condensation - ANSWER- Gas > Liquid
Loses thermal energy
, Sublimation - ANSWER- Solid > Gas
Gains thermal energy FAST, skips liquid
Deposition - ANSWER- Gas > Solid
Loses thermal energy FAST, skips liquid
Specific Heat - ANSWER- Amount of energy needed to raise temperature
Heat - ANSWER- Transfer of thermal energy from HOT TO COLD substance
Temperature - ANSWER- Kinetic energy, how fast particles are moving
Combustion - ANSWER- Burning of fossil fuels
Heat Engine - ANSWER- Required to change thermal energy to mechanical
Internal Engine - ANSWER- Fuel burned INSIDE
External Engine - ANSWER- Fuel burned OUTSIDE
Fahrenheit - ANSWER- MERICA 32 F freezing, 212 F boiling
Celsius - ANSWER- Used everywhere else 0 C freezing, 100 C boiling
Kelvin - ANSWER- Used in science, 273 more than Celsius
Absolute Zero - ANSWER- Coldest possible temp, no more energy can be removed
Thermal Expansion - ANSWER- Things expand when heated
Melting/Freezing Point - ANSWER- 32 F liquid freezes or solid melts