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- 1. Multiple Choice
Thermal energy always moves from ___________ to __________.
Hot to Hot
Cold to hot
Warmer to cooler
Cooler to warmer
- 2. Multiple Choice
The faster molecules move,
the higher the temperature
the less temperature
the same temperature
I don't know
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is heat?
a form of light
a form of energy
a measure of how old or cold something is
None of them
- 4. Multiple Choice
What happens when something gains heat?
it becomes hotter
it becomes colder
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is used for measuring temperature?
barometer
thermometer
anemometer
scapulometer
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the situation illustrated, how will heat energy move? Heat energy will be transferred from –
the water to the heater by convection.
the water to the heater by conduction.
the heater to the water by convection.
the heater to the water by conduction.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Greek prefix thermo- means _____.
Thermometer
heat
Sun
microwave
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why would the temperature of boiling water be higher than the temperature of ice water?
Because the particles in the boiling water are moving at the same speed.
Because the particles in the boiling water are moving slower.
Because the particles in the boiling water aren't moving at all.
Because the particles in the boiling water are moving faster.
- 9. Multiple Choice
When thermal energy is applied to an ice cube, it _____.
freezes
stays the same
tastes better
melts
- 10. Multiple Choice
If a cup of hot chocolate is put in the microwave, would that add or remove thermal energy to the hot chocolate.
Thermal Energy was Removed
Thermal Energy is Added
- 11. Multiple Choice
Energy is defined as
power
food
ability to produce heat
ability to do work or cause change
- 12. Multiple Choice
What materials would be good insulators for a handle on a pan or pot that would be used on the stove?
wood or plastic
metal or rubber
wood or rubber
copper or steel
- 13. Multiple Choice
Heat moves easily through materials called ____
wood
plastic
rubber
metal
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?
Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.
Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Emily made a cup of tea and stirred it with a spoon. The spoon became warm, How was the heat from the tea transferred to the spoon?
convection
conduction
radiation
evaporation
- 16. Multiple Choice
What type of thermal energy transfer is the illustration an example of?
conduction
convection
radiation
evaporation
- 17. Multiple Choice
A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?
Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.
Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.
Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.
Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What thermal energy transfer causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?
conduction
convection
radiation
evaporation
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
conduction
convection
radiation
all of them
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
- 21. Multiple Choice
The higher the average kinetic energy the __________________
the higher the volume
the higher the mass
the higher the temperature
the higher the density
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
Energy can be destroyed
- 23. Multiple Choice
No more energy can be removed from matter at
Its freezing point
0 degrees C
Absolute zero
273K
- 24. Multiple Choice
The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called
Temperature
Degrees
Mass
Thermal energy
- 25. Multiple Choice
Heat transfer occurs
In many directions
Both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones
Only from warm objects to colder ones
Only from cold objects to warmer ones
- 26. Multiple Choice
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called
conduction
convection
radiation
insulation
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a good conductor?
wood
paper
silver
air
- 28. Multiple Choice
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called
thermal energy
conduction
convection
temperature
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements best describes the change that occurs as the temperature in the room increases to 20°?
Cold air molecules collide to generate heat energy.
Cold energy in the room transforms into heat energy.
The room becomes warmer as heat energy is added to the room
The room becomes warmer as cold energy is pushed out of the room.
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best example of heat being transferred by conduction?
ocean currents moving warm water to cold water
mountain boulders warming up in bright sunlight
rocks buried in sand absorbing heat from surrounding sand
air masses moving from high-pressure to low-pressure regions
- 31. Multiple Choice
On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at
32
100
273
0
- 32. Multiple Choice
the average kinetic energy of the particles in iced tea is —————than the average kinetic energy of the particles in hot tea.
louder
prettier
higher
lower
- 33. Multiple Choice
Thermal Energy depends upon the energy of the particles as well as the number of particles.
Which would have more thermal energy, a small cube of Ice at zero Celsius or a large cube of ice at zero Celsius?
The large ice cube because it has more particles than the small ice cube
The small cube of ice because it will melt faster than the large ice cube
Neither, they are cold so they do not have thermal energy
both have the same thermal energy because they are both at zero Celsius.
- 34. Multiple Choice
Measurements inside a sealed container show that the pressure exerted by a gas increases as the thermal energy of the gas increases. Which of the following best explains this pressure increase?
The gas molecules stick to the walls of the container.
The gas molecules begin to bond together into heavier molecules.
The gas molecules move faster and strike the container walls more frequently.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Which example below is an example of conduction?
Boiling macaroni
The Sun heating the Earth
Touching hot sand with your feet
The attic is warmer than the basement
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