Thermal Energy Transfer and Temperature

Which of the following factors contributes most to the amount of energy required to change the temperature of a sample of water by 10°C?

• The source of the sample of water

• The size of container holding the sample

• The initial temperature of the sample

• The amount of water in the sample

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Thermal energy always transfers from:

• a cold to a hot object

• a cold to a cool object

• a hot to a cold object

• a hot to a hotter object

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Which of the following is NOT a good insulator?

• plastic

• rubber

• metal

• styrofoam

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What do you call the transfer of heat from one place to another by movement of liquids and gases?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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Students take three samples of three different liquids, all at the same temperature, and place the samples into three identical beakers. They place all three beakers onto the same hot plate. Which of the following observations would support the idea that the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of matter, depends on the nature of the matter?

• Before heating, the initial masses of the three different liquids were slightly different.

• After turning off the hot plates, all the liquids eventually returned to room temperature.

• Some of the heat from the liquids was transferred to the air around the beakers.

• After the same amount of time, the three samples were at different temperatures.

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The relationship between the temperature of a system and the total energy of the system depends on what factors?

• Whether or not all the parts of the system are connected

• The ability of scientists to accurately measure the thermal energy of the system

• Whether or not the system is in motion at the time

• The type, states, and amount of matter in the system.

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The relationship between the temperature and the total energy of a system depends on all of the following EXCEPT

• the color of matter present.

• the type of matter present.

• the amount of matter present.

• the state of matter present.

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An investigation to determine which material can maximize heat energy transfer would most likely include which of the following?

• Hot water placed in containers made of different substances

• Ice cubes sealed in containers of various sizes

• Metal objects heated to a variety of temperatures

• Air temperatures recorded at different times of day

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When you dive to the bottom of a pool, you notice that the water is cooler at the bottom than at the top. Which statement best describes why this would be true?

• The cooler water is denser, so it sinks beneath the warmer water.

• The cooler water is less dense, so it sinks beneath the warmer water.

• The density of the warm water and cool water are the same, but the sun reaches the top layer first.

• Warm water rises because of conduction.

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Energy fro the sun reaches earth by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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