Quiz - Thermal Energy

Thermal energy (heat) always moves from a ​ (a)   substance to a (b)   substance.

• hot
• cold

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Use the cold and hot air diagram to answer this question. Thermal energy will travel from the ​ (a)   ​ to the ​ ​ (b)   .

• hot air
• cold air

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Carl was at a work party. He held a cube of chocolate in his hand and forgot about it. The chocolate began to melt. His boss walked over and shook his hand. Which of the following statements about thermal energy is true?

• Thermal energy traveled from Carl's hand to the chocolate.

• Thermal energy traveled from the chocolate to Carl's hand.

• Thermal energy did not travel between any substances.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Henry rode his tech deck down a steep hill. He fell off of his tech deck and hit his head on the ground. He went home and his mom gave him an ice pack for his head. Which type of energy transfer is taking place when Henry places the ice pack on his head?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Carly was at a camp fire with her family, roasting her marshmallow the right way, by holding her marshmallow away from the fire to get it golden brown. Even though her marshmallow wasn't touching the fire, it was still getting cooked to perfection. What type of energy transfer occurred?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which of the following statements about thermal energy is true?

• Hot air rises and cold air sinks.

• Cold air rises and hot air sinks.

• Hot and cold air move does not rise and sink.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Jamie always wanted to take a hot air balloon ride. Her fiance Brad decided to propose to her while they were riding a hot air balloon. The hot air balloon rose into the air because the flame inside the balloon heated the air and caused it to rise. This is an example of...

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A hot block of metal was heated with a flame and then removed from the flame. The hot metal block was placed on a cold brick. What will happen to the thermal energy of both materials?

• The temperature of the iron will lower and the temperature of the brick will rise until their temperatures are the same.

• The temperature of the brick will lower and the temperature of the iron will rise until their temperatures are the completely different.

• The temperature of the brick and iron will lower until they both freeze.

• The temperature of the brick and iron will increase until they both melt.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The substance on the left has slow moving particles.

The substance on the right has fast moving particles. Which statement is true?

• The left substance has a higher temperature than the right substance.

• The left substance has a lower temperature than the right substance.

• The left substance has the same temperature as the right substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the transfer of thermal energy by infrared waves that can travel across space?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2