Thermodynamics Vocab Quiz

a measure of the average 

kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance

• thermal energy

• temperature

• heat

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a measure of the total 

kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance

• thermal energy

• temperature

• heat

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temperature scale proportional 

to the kinetic energy of the molecules.

• Celsius

• Kelvin

• Fahrenheit

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lowest possible temperature, 

where the particles have the least possible kinetic energy (0 J), which is 0 K or -273°C.

• Kelvin

• Temperature

• Absolute zero

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Thermal Energy depends on what two things?

• mass and speed

• mass and temperature

• temperature and speed

• temperature and height

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thermal energy that is transferred 

between objects when at different temperatures.

• thermal energy

• temperature

• heat

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when two objects are at 

  the same temperature they are said to have reached

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

• thermal equilibrium

What is the SI unit for heat?

• J

• g

• m

the amount of heat 

required to change the temperature of one unit of mass by 1°C.

• thermal energy

• absolute zero

• specific heat capacity

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What is the equation for specific heat capacity?

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