Thermal Energy Quiz

What is heat?

• The transfer of thermal energy

• The measure of internal energy of matter

• The movement of atoms in matter

• The increase in temperature of a substance

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What do we really mean when we say we "heat something?"

• Transferring thermal energy to that substance

• Increasing the internal energy of matter

• Changing the state of the substance

• Decreasing the temperature of the substance

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What is thermal energy?

• Energy associated with temperature and the movement of atoms in matter

• The measure of heat transfer

• The total energy of a substance

• The internal energy of matter

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What 3 things determine the total thermal energy of a substance?

• Temperature, amount of matter, and state of the substance

• Pressure, volume, and temperature of the substance

• Mass, velocity, and acceleration of the substance

• Density, viscosity, and conductivity of the substance

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What is conduction?

• Heat transfer through direct contact

• Heat transfer by movement of a fluid

• Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves

• Heat transfer through radiation

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What is a conductor?

• A material or substance that conducts or transfers thermal energy easily or efficiently

• A material or substance that does not conduct or transfer thermal energy well

• A material or substance that only conducts thermal energy through radiation

• A material or substance that only conducts thermal energy through convection

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What is an insulator?

• A material or substance that does not conduct or transfer thermal energy well

• A material or substance that conducts or transfers thermal energy easily or efficiently

• A material or substance that only conducts thermal energy through radiation

• A material or substance that only conducts thermal energy through convection

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What is convection?

• Heat transfer by movement of a fluid

• Heat transfer through direct contact

• Heat transfer by electromagnetic waves

• Heat transfer through radiation

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What is radiation heating?

• Transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves

• Transfer of heat through direct contact

• Transfer of heat by movement of a fluid

• Transfer of heat through conduction

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Where does radiation heating occur?

• Across matter (gas, liquid, and solid) as well as across a vacuum

• Only in gases

• Only in liquids

• Only in solids