Waves, Heat Transfer and Thermal Energy

What is the transfer of energy from the collisions of molecules in two objects that are touching called?

• Convection

• Thermal Equilibrium

• Thermal Radiation

• Conduction

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Which term describes the transfer of energy in liquids and gases when hotter fluids rise and cooler fluids sink?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Thermal Equilibrium

• Thermal Radiation

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What is energy related to the motion of atoms and molecules also called?

• Thermal Energy

• Convection

• Conduction

• Phase of Matter

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What is it called when two substances are at the same temperature?

• Conduction

• Thermal Equilibrium

• Thermal Radiation

• Convection

What is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves also known as?

• Thermal Radiation

• Convection

• Thermal Equilibrium

• Conduction

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What is the distance between one point of a wave and another point with the same speed and direction?

• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Phase Shift

What word describes the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second?

• amplitude
• velocity
• frequency
• wavelength

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A soundwave produced by a lightning bolt has a frequency of frequency of 34 Hz and a wavelength of 10.0 m. What is the speed of the sound wave?

• 250 m/s
• 400 m/s
• 300 m/s
• 340 m/s

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A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 100 m/s
• 500 m/s
• 250 m/s
• 75 m/s

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A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 25 Hz
• 34 Hz
• 50 Hz
• 17 Hz

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