Thermal Energy and Heat Flashcard

Front

Which statement is true about heat?

Back

Warmer objects always heat cooler objects.

Front

Which substance is often used as a coolant? Options: wood, sand, water, graphite

Back

water

Front

What is the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of all of the particles that make up that object?

Back

thermal energy

Front

Which type of energy is associated with motion (Energy in motion)?

Back

Potential Energy

Front

Measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.

Back

temperature

Front

Coolant

Back

A liquid that cools things

Front

Why does water have a high specific heat?

Back

Due to strong hydrogen bonds allowing effective heat absorption.

Front

_______ is thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature.

Back

Heat

Front

When you measure the temperature of an object, you are measuring...

Back

the average kinetic energy of its particles

Front

How does the motions of the particles that makes up an object change when the object's temperature increases?

Back

The particles that make up an object move faster