Thermal Energy

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down
• They would stop moving
• They would speed up
• There would be no effect

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added
• It requires more energy to change temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?

• 100 mL
• 1000 mL
• They both heat up at the same speed
• They cool down.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC

• Wood
• Water
• Both are the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is defined as a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter?

• Temperature

• Heat

• Specific Heat

• Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

_____________ is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures.

• Temerature

• Heat

• Specific Heat

• Mechanical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer?

• Radiation

• Insulation

• Conduction

• Convection

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Insulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A lava lamp is an example of which type of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3