Thermal Energy Quiz

Thermal energy is the ____ of the particles that make up a system.

• total energy
• temperature
• potential energy
• average kinetic energy

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Which conducts thermal energy most effectively?

• gas

• solid

• plasma

• liquid

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____ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all particles in an object.

• Radiation
• Temperature
• Density
• Conduction

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Refrigerators use the process of ____ to remove thermal energy from the interiors.

• evaporation
• compression
• sublimation
• combustion

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The transfer of energy through matter by the direct contact of particles is called _____.

• radiation
• thermodynamics

• conduction
• convection

Which is an internal combustion engine?

• Air conditioner

• Forced air heating system

• Gasoline engine in a car

• Early steam locomotive

Any material that flows is a _____.

• Liquid

• Gas

• Fluid

• Current

A(n) _____ transforms radiant energy from the Sun into thermal energy.

• Radiator

• Combustion engine

• Solar collector

• Heating coil

_____ is the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Refraction

• Convection

Which heating systems use fuel to heat a mass of surrounding air that is blown through a series of ducts?

• Forced air

• Electrical

• Solar collector

• Thermal regulator

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