Thermal Energy, Temperature and Heat

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:

• thermal energy
• conduction
• convection
• temperature

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The temperature of a substance increases as___.

• the substance expands
• the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
• the substance's volume increases
• the substance's mass increases

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Water boils at 212⁰F, which is equivalent to__.

• 273 K
• 0⁰ C
• 100⁰C
• 37⁰C

Scientists use either the ____ scale or the ____ scale.

• celsius, farenheit
• farenheit, kelvin
• kelvin
• celsius, kelvin

The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.

• expands
• disappears
• freezes
• explodes

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No more energy can be removed from matter at:

• its freezing point
• 0°C
• absolute zero
• 273 K

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If the particles that make up an object begin to move quickly, their average kinetic energy _____ and the object's temperature _____.

• increases, falls

• increases, rises

• decreases, rises

• decreases, falls

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Energy that moves particles of matter is 

• temperature
• thermal energy
• heat
• friction

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When a popsicle melts, the particles in the popsicle _____.

• gain thermal energy and speed up

• there are no particles in popsicles

• lose thermal energy and slow down

• stay the same

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