Name: __________________________________________ Period: ______ 9.

DoublePaned (a vacuum or empty space between the pieces of glass)

windows are very energy efficient because they keep what two types of
Thermodynamics Study Guide heat transfer from occurring? Why?
1. As the temperature of an object rises, so does the what?

10. _____________________________ can transfer energy through space

2. Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because
where there is no matter.
of a difference in what?
11. Matter is needed to transfer thermal energy by
________________________ and ________________________.
12. Explain why the tile on a bathroom floor feels colder than carpeting even
3. What are three units of temperature used in science?
though both are at the same temperature?

13. How does heat transfer through conduction occur?

4. Convert the following to Fahrenheit (SHOW WORK!)
a. 10o C ________
b. 30o C ________
14. The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves moving through
c. 424 K ________
space is called _____________________.
5. Convert the following to Celsius
15. Describe the direction of heat flow between objects at different
a. 32o F ________
temperatures.
b. 45o F ________
c. 70 K ________
16. Why does hot air rise and cold air sink?
d. 350 K ________
6. Convert the following to Kelvin
a. 0o C ________
b. -50o C ________
c. 90o F ________
17. A hot dinner plate has ____________________ thermal energy than a
d. -20o F ________
similar dinner plate at room temperature.
7. What is the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
18. Which would have more thermal energy, a pot of boiling water, or an
iceberg? Explain your answer.
8. Thermal energy depends on an objects ________________ , mass , & phase
(solid, liquid, gas).
19. The type of thermal energy transfer that takes place in fluids is mostly
______________________.
20. A material that conducts thermal energy well is called a thermal
________________________.
21. A material that does not conduct thermal energy well is called a thermal
________________________.
22. Label the items properly as either conductors or insulators.
Directions: Provide an illustration of an example of each type of heat
transfer listed below. You may illustrate one yourself.
37. Conduction

Conductor or insulator? 38. Convection

copper pipes
oven mitt
sweater
baking sheet
bottom of frying pan
handle of frying pan 39. Radiation
23. What do all of these conductors have in common?

Directions: Label each example with the appropriate type of heat transfer:
radiation, convection, or conduction. 40. A 15.75-g piece of iron absorbs 1086.75 joules of heat energy, and its
temperature changes from 25C to 155C. Calculate the specific heat
24. _______________ Heat we feel from the sun.
capacity of iron.
25. _______________ The heat you feel when you touch a hot stove.
26. _______________ Heat you feel when you put your hands above a fire.
27. _______________ My spoon is hot after leaving it on the pot that was on the
stove.
28. _______________ The heat my snake feels from the heat lamp above him.
29. _______________ The reason heat vents are usually placed on the floor of a 41. How many joules of heat are needed to raise the temperature of 43.2 g of
home. aluminum from 12C to 47C, if the specific heat of aluminum is 0.90 J/gC?
30. _______________ Insulation is used to prevent this type of heat transfer.
31. _______________ Why the dog lays down next to the wood stove.
32. _______________ Why the cat sits on a shelf above the stove.
33. _______________ Why the kettle on the stove gets hot.
34. _______________ Heat you feel when you sit next to a campfire. 42. What mass of water will change its temperature by 3 oC when 525 J of heat
35. _______________ This is responsible for making macaroni rise and fall in a pot is added to it? The specific heat of water is 4.184 J/g oC.
on the stove.
36. _______________ Why you use a pot holder when getting the cookie sheet out
of the oven.