Thermal Expansion

_________________________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.

• thermal
• friction
• temperature
• expansion

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The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.

• expands
• disappears
• freezes
• explodes

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The most common temperature scale used in the world where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees is called the __________________ scale.

• Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• Pound
• Kelvin

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The most common temperature scale used in the physical sciences where temperatures are 273 degrees more than temperatures on the Celsius scale is called the _______________ scale.

• Fahrenheit
• Kelvin
• Pound
• Celsius

The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called ____________.

• thermal
• expansion
• temperature
• heat

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Thermal energy always moves from ____________ objects to ______________ objects.

• cooler, warmer
• warmer, cooler
• faster, slower
• slower, faster

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Thermal energy stops moving when the objects have the same temperature.

• True
• False

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An increase in the volume of a substance when the temperature increases is called ___________________________________.

• kinetic energy
• thermal expansion
• temperature
• heat

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Thermal energy keeps moving away from warmer objects to cooler objects until both are the same temperature.

• True
• False

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No more energy can be removed from matter at

• its freezing point

• 0°C

• absolute zero

• 273 K

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