Unit 2 H Quiz - van ness - smchs

Energy due to position is called …

potential energy

Energy due to motion is called …

kinetic energy

If a 100.0 g sample of water at 60.0°C is added to a 100.0 g sample of water at 10.0°C, determine the final temperature of the water. Assume no heat is lost to the surroundings.

35.0°C

On cold winter nights, a person places a portable heater in their bedroom. The heater does not have a fan to blow hot air, it only has simple metal coils that get very hot. What method of heat transfer does this heater use?

radiation

As a thunderstorm build, warm air at the Earth’s surface rises and cold air aloft sinks downward. What heat transfer process is occuring here?

convection

What is the direct transfer of heat from 1 substance to another substance by touching called?

conduction