thermal energy ,temperature and heat

Which of the following processes transfers heat when particles collide in a solid?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Evaporation

Which of the following best describes the function of a thermostat?

• Measures temperature

• Increases temperature

• decreases temperature

• Regulates temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Air conditioners and refrigerators are similar as they both transfer __________.

• chemical energy from the inside to the outside

• chemical energy from the outside to the inside

• thermal energy from the inside to the outside

• thermal energy from the outside to the inside

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

temperature scale with the melting point of ice at 32° and the boiling point of water at 212° is known as _____.

• Celsius

• Kelvin

• Fahrenheit

• Boiling point

The diagram below represents a thermometer

Which principle best explains how this thermometer works?

• liquid changes to a gas when heated

• gas changes to a liquid when heated

• liquid expands when heated and contracts when cooled

• liquid contracts when heated and expands when cooled

Heat transfer by conduction occurs when Molecules _____.

• flow as currents through liquids

• form waves that travel through space

• become less dense and rise

• collide with other molecules

In an air conditioner, thermal energy is ____.

• transferred from areas of higher temperatures to areas of lower temperatures

• transferred from areas of lower temperatures to areas of higher temperatures

• used to do work

• transferred into the building

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The thermostat below detects an increase in room temperature as ____

• an increase in thermal energy causes a bimetallic coil to curl

• an increase in thermal energy causes a bimetallic coil to uncur

• a switch causes a bimetallic coil to curl

• a switch causes a bimetallic coil to uncurl

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A temperature scale with the melting point of ice at 0° and the boiling point of water at 100° is known as _____ scale

• Celsius

• Kelvin

• Fahrenheit

• Boiling point

Temperature represents the average _________ energy of the particles that make up a material

• potential

• chemical

• thermal

• kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4