Thermal Energy and Temperature

Temperature is

• a constant value

• able to change based on surrounding energy conditions

• equal to heat

• a measurement of thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Thermal energy is transferred between substances only when they have different

• masses.

• volumes.

• tempertures.

• two of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

_____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Mass

• Coldness

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Thermal energy is the ____ energy of particles in an object.

• average

• total

• heat

• kinetic

____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.

• Mass

• Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

There is a net flow of thermal energy transferred between two substances until

• one substance is warmer than the other.

• both substances are warmer than they were.

• both substances are cooler than they were.

• both substances have the same temperature.

After hot cocoa is poured into a cold mug, thermal energy from the _______ is transferred to the _______.

• hot cocoa; cold mug

• cold mug; hot cocoa

• air; hot cocoa

• Thermal energy does not get transferred.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Thermal energy always moves from warmer substances to cooler substances.

• True

• False

Thermal energy always moves from matter with less thermal energy to matter with greater thermal energy.

• True

• False

The thermal energy of matter depends on its

• mass.

• temperature.

• number of particles (mass).

• all of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4