Thermal Energy Vocab Quizizz

What is thermal energy?

• The energy in an object due to the movement of its molecules and atoms

• A measurement of average kinetic energy of molecules

• The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of thermal energy through direct contact

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What does temperature measure?

• The amount of molecules in an object

• The average kinetic energy of the molecules

• The transfer of energy through fluids

• The energy in an object due to its atoms

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What is thermal equilibrium?

• When two objects are at different temperatures

• When thermal energy is transferred between objects

• When two objects are at the same temperature and no energy is transferred

• The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

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How is thermal energy transferred in conduction?

• Through electromagnetic waves

• Through the movement of fluids

• Through direct contact between particles

• By measuring the average kinetic energy

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What is convection?

• The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of thermal energy through the movement of fluids

• The energy in an object due to its molecules

• A measurement of average kinetic energy

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What is radiation in terms of energy transfer?

• The transfer of energy through direct contact

• The transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of energy through the movement of fluids

• The energy in an object due to its atoms

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Which method of heat transfer does not require a medium?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Thermal equilibrium

Which of the following is responsible for temperature?

• Conduction

• Thermal energy

• Radiation

• Convection

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What happens when two systems reach thermal equilibrium?

• They continue to transfer energy

• They are at different temperatures

• They stop transferring thermal energy

• They transfer energy through fluids

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Which type of heat transfer involves the movement of liquids or gases?

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Thermal equilibrium