Quiz about Thermal Energy

Question 1

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

Accepted Answer

more

Answer

less

Answer

same

Question 2

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

Accepted Answer

higher thermal energy

Answer

lower potential energy

Answer

higher temperature

Question 3

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

Accepted Answer

move faster

Answer

move slower

Answer

move the same

Question 4

The change of state from a solid to a liquid is called ______.

Accepted Answer

Melting

Answer

Freezing

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Boiling

Question 5

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

Accepted Answer

lower; particles are moving around less

Answer

lower; particles are moving around more

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higher; particles are moving around the same

Question 6

Objects with MORE MASS have MORE thermal energy because

Accepted Answer

there are more molecules with energy in bonds

Answer

there is less kinetic energy in the system

Answer

there is no potential energy at all

Question 7

To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.

Accepted Answer

thermometer

Answer

ruler

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balance scale

Question 8

Which model is demonstrating what molecules in a solid look like.

Accepted Answer

Option A is correct

Answer

B.

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C.

Question 9

Which model is demonstrating what molecules in a liquid look like.

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Question 10

Which model is demonstrating what molecules in a gas look like.

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

Question 11

What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?

Accepted Answer

convection

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conduction

Answer

radiation

Question 12

The moving of air in the image is an example of _?_.

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Question 13

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Question 14

Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. This is an example of _?_.

Accepted Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Answer

radiation

Question 15

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 16

You buy a lava lamp from the store. As the lamp heats up, blobs of liquid rise to the top then sink back down to the bottom. This process continues because of _?_.

Accepted Answer

convection

Answer

conduction

Answer

radiation

Question 17

You are doing your homework at a desk that is underneath a lamp. You start to feel hotter because of _?_ from the lamp.

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 18

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of _?_.

Accepted Answer

radiation

Answer

conduction

Answer

convection

Question 19

What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?

Accepted Answer

Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.

Answer

Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.

Answer

No energy is transferred.

Question 20

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _?_ substance to the _?_ substance.

Accepted Answer

hotter to colder

Answer

colder to hotter

Answer

colder to colder

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