Matter & Energy Review

Grace, Charlotte, and Liam are studying the concept of temperature. They learned that temperature is...

• the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a cup of hot chocolate

• the energy of motion in a running car

• stored energy due to the interactions between particles in a compressed spring

• the result of the motion of all the particles and the distance/attraction between particles in a crowded room

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Define kinetic energy.

• the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance
• the energy of motion
• stored energy due to the interactions between particles
• the result of the motion of all the particles and the distance/attraction between particles in a system

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Define potential energy.

• the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance
• the energy of motion
• stored energy due to the interactions between particles
• the result of the motion of all the particles and the distance/attraction between particles in a system

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Define thermal energy.

• the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance
• the energy of motion
• stored energy due to the interactions between particles
• the result of the motion of all the particles and the distance/attraction between particles in a system

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Define specific heat.

• a change in state from a liquid to a gas
• the transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles from one part of a material to another
• a change in state from a solid to a liquid
• the amount of thermal energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 deg C

Define convection.

• the transfer of thermal energy by collissions between particles
• the transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles from one part of a material to another
• transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves
• a change in state from a solid to a liquid

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Define conduction.

• the transfer of thermal energy by collissions between particles
• the transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles from one part of a material to another
• transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves
• a change in state from a solid to a liquid

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Define radiation.

• the transfer of thermal energy by collissions between particles
• the transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles from one part of a material to another
• transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves
• a change in state from a solid to a gas

Define vaporization.

• a change in state from a liquid to a gas
• a change in state of matter from gas to liquid
• a change in state from a solid to a liquid
• a change in state from a solid to a gas

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You feel the heat of the sun on your hand.

• convection
• radiation
• conduction