Energy and Specific Heat Practice

The temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of matter exist in equilibrium is called its

• melting point
• boiling point
• heat of fusion
• heat of vaporization

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens to the average kinetic energy of matter when it is heated?

• It increases
• It decreases 
• It doesn't change
• It cannot be determined

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The phase change going from a liquid to a solid is called...

• Melting
• Evaporation
• Sublimation
• Freezing

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

100 degrees Celsius is equal to _______ Kelvin.

• 0 K

• 273 K

• 173 K

• 373 K

Answer explanation

K = ^oC + 273(.15)

True or false: melting and freezing occur at the same temperature!

• True
• False
• I don't know

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter is segment 5?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What state of matter is segment 5?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is happening to the potential energy during B-C?

• increasing
• decreasing
• staying the same

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

To turn a liquid into a solid, you _____ energy.

• Add
• Remove

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

To turn a liquid into a solid, you _____ energy.

• Add
• Remove

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4