Thermal Energy Review Quiz

When molecules are exposed to heat, they

• stop moving completely

• begin to slow down

• start to move faster

• explode

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The energy made from the movement of molecules is called

• geothermal

• kinetic

• chemical

• potential

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When you measure the average kinetic energy in a substance, you are measuring its

• heat.

• liquid

• temperature

• thermometer

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Which of these is NOT a major temperature scale?

• Ohm

• Kelvin

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

On the Celsius scale water freezes at

• -10 degrees

• 0 degrees

• 10 degrees

• 100 degrees

Which of these tools is used to measure temperature?

• scale

• beaker

• microscope

• thermometer

The temperature scale most used in the United States is

• Kelvin

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

The temperature at which all molecular motion stops is called

• absolute zero

• ultimate freeze

• the boiling point

• the freezing point

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Absolute zero occurs at

• 0 Kelvin

• 0 degrees Celsius

• 0 degrees Fahrenheit

On the Fahrenheit scale, water boils at

• 0 degrees

• 121 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 212 degrees