Thermal Energy and Heat Quiz

Which statement is true about heat?

• Cooler objects always heat warmer objects.

• A cold pot of water transfers heat to a stove.

• The direction that heat flows varies because of the composition of the objects.

• Warmer objects always heat cooler objects.

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Which substance is often used as a coolant?

• wood

• sand

• water

• graphite

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What is the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of all of the particles that make up that object?

• temperature

• specific heat

• thermal energy

• heat

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Which type of energy is associated with motion (Energy in motion)?

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

Which term describes the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object?

• specific heat

• temperature

• potential energy

• thermal energy

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What is coolant?

• A type of drink

• A liquid that cools things

• a tool for measuring temperature

• a device for better grip

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Why does water have a high specific heat?

• Because of its low density

• due to weak hydrogen bonds

• due to strong hydrogen bonds allowing effective heat absorption

• Because of evaporation

_______ is thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature.

• Heat

• Thermal energy

• temperature

• Fire

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When you measure the temperature of an object, you are measuring...

• the average chemical energy of its particles

• the sum of its kinetic and potential energies.

• the average kinetic energy of its particle

• the specific heat of the object

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How does the motions of the particles that makes up an object change when the object's temperature increases?

• The particles that make up an object move faster

• The particles that make up an object move slower

• The particles that make up an object will move the same

• The particles that make up an object will not move

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