Thermal Energy, Heat, Temperature, Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Specific Heat, Expansion, Contraction

Heat flows spontaneously from hot objects to

• hot objects.

• cold objects.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object due to their random motions through space.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature is a measure of how

• the particles are stationary.

• energy remains the same.

• hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

In what direction does heat flow?

• cold to hot

• cold to cold

• hot to hot

• hot to cold

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

This type of energy depends on mass, temperature and the phase of an object.

• nuclear

• chemical

• thermal

• electrical

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

An increase in the volume of a material due to a temperature increase in the material.

• Thermal contraction

• Thermal expansion

• Thermal heat

Thermal expansion occurs when particles of matter move farther apart as temperature increase.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a material by one degree Celsius is called

• Specific Temperature.

• Specific Heat

• Absolute Heat

The lower a material's specific heat, the more its temperature rises when a given amount of energy is absorbed by a given mass.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The instrument used for measuring thermal energy.

• barometer

• thermometer

• calorimeter