Thermal Energy and Heat Concepts

The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object is called what?

• Thermal energy

• conduction

• radiation

• temperature

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What is the scientific definition of the word transfer?

• The process of losing energy in a system.
• The process of moving energy from one object to another.

• A method of storing information permanently.
• The act of creating energy from nothing.

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The definition of heat is...

• The basketball team.

• Something warm.

• The energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

• The energy transferred from ice to water.

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What is a measure of the average of kinetic energy of the particles in a substance?

• Melting ice

• Temperature

• Convection

• Absolute zero

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What is absolute zero?

• the highest temperature possible

• the lowest temperature possible

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What is an example of conduction?

• Your head laying on a cold pillow because the pillow becomes warmer and your skin becomes cooler.

• hot air makes a balloon fly.

• a child touching a hot stove.

If you do NOT want heat to transfer, you should use...

• insulators

• conductors

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If you DO want heat to transfer easily, you should use...

• none

• conductors

• insulators

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the transfer of energy through the movement of a liquid or gas is called...

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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The transfer of energy through light waves or light energy is called...

• radiation

• convection

• conduction