Week 2 MM Thermal Energy Quiz

When you put your hand in a cup of ice water, your hand feels cold. This is because ___________

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  Your hand gains the coldness from the ice water.

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  The ice water loses thermal energy to your hand.

• Your hand loses thermal energy to the ice water.

• The ice water loses the coldness to your hand.

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How can you recognize that thermal energy transfer has happened?

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• temperature changes

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  new substances formed

• no changes

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Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.

• high to low

• low to high

• high to high

• low to low

Answer explanation

Thermal energy is transferred between substances of different temperatures. This energy moves from areas of high concentration (higher temperatures) to areas of low energy (lower temperatures) until they reach thermal equilibrium.

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How did mass affect thermal energy?

• mass has no affect on thermal energy

• the bigger the mass the bigger the thermal energy transfer

• the smaller the mass the bigger the thermal energy transfer

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Insulators

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(b) Conductors

• allows thermal energy to transfer

• plastic

• don't allow thermal energy to transfer

• metal spoon

• air

• aluminum foil

• bubble wrap

• particles are arranged close together

• felt

• particles are arranged far apart from one another

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What is the relationship between mass, thermal energy transfer, kinetic energy and temperature?

• The larger the mass, the greater the thermal energy transfer and greater the increase in particle motion, which results in an increase in temperature.

• The smaller the mass, the greater the thermal energy transfer and greater the increase in particle motion, which results in an increase in temperature.

• The larger the mass, the smaller the thermal energy transfer and greater the increase in particle motion, which results in an decrease in temperature.

• The smaller the mass, the smaller the thermal energy transfer and greater the increase in particle motion, which results in an increase in temperature.

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