Thermal Energy

Front

Energy

Back

ability to do work or cause change

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Front

Thermal energy is associated with

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kinetic and potential energy of particles

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Front

How does a thermometer work?

Back

Liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled.

Front

The three scales used to measure temperature are:

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Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

Front

Which phase of matter has the most thermal energy? Options: gas, liquid, solid

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gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Heat always moves

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from hot to cold

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Front

Over the next 15 minutes, which changes would most likely occur in the temperatures of cups A and B connected by an aluminum bar?

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The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will increase.

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Front

The reason the temperature in the cups in the experiment above changes is because aluminum is:

• thermally expanding
• a conductor
• an insulator
• a nonmetal

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a conductor

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Front

What process is primarily responsible for the transfer of heat in a beaker of water heated by a Bunsen burner, as indicated by arrows in a diagram?

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convection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

Water’s specific heat is 4,180 and iron’s is 450. Which will heat up faster?

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iron