Specific Heat/Thermal Energy

All matter is made of tiny particles that are constantly moving

• True

• False

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What is the thermal energy of a system?

• the total kinetic energy of moving particle

• the average kinetic energy of moving particles

• the amount of heat in a substance

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If the particles of an object begin moving faster...(Pick 2 answers

• the temperature will go up

• the thermal energy will go up

• the mass will go up

• the object will move across the floor

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The average amount of kinetic energy in an object is its ______

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Which of the following will increase the thermal energy of an object. (Pick two answers)

• increasing the temperature

• increasing the mass

• reducing the mass

• reducing the temperature

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Increasing the mass of an object will increase its temperature

• True

• False

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Match the following

• the transfer of thermal energy through collisions of particles when objects touch

• Conduction

• the total amount of kinetic energy in particles

• Temperature

• the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance

• Specific Heat Capacity

• the average amount of kinetic energy in particles

• Convection

• the movement of fluids (gases and liquids) due to temperature differences

• Thermal Energy

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There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?

• Large cup (Trenta)

• Small cup (Tall)

• Medium cup (Venti)

• All three are the same temperature so they have the same thermal energy

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If you want the temperature to go up quickly, you should choose a substance with a (high/low) specific heat.

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Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?

• Copper

• Carbon Steel

• Zinc

• Stainless Steel

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