
Unit 2: Thermal Energy and Heat Transfer Test
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
Ms. Webber forgot her insulated travel mug and brought a regular coffee mug to school. She misplaces her mug and decides to reheat her coffee during Block 2. Explain what happens to the molecules of the coffee when they are heated.
The molecules move slower and get closer together.
The molecules move faster and get farther apart.
The molecules stop moving completely.
The molecules change into a different substance.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
You injure your ankle playing football at recess and ask the nurse for an ice pack. If you place the ice pack on your ankle, how does the temperature of your ankle change and why?
The temperature increases as thermal energy moves from the ice pack to your ankle.
The temperature decreases as thermal energy moves from your ankle to the ice pack.
The temperature stays the same because no energy is transferred.
The temperature increases because the ice pack adds heat.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
What is the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object called?
Temperature
Heat
Thermal Energy
Thermometer
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NGSS.MS-PS3-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
During a science experiment, Luna measures the kinetic energy of the particles in a cup of water. What is she measuring?
Heat
Temperature
Thermal Energy
Thermometer
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
Aria noticed that when she rubs her hands together, they become warm. What is a form of energy that is caused by movement of atoms and molecules in a substance?
Temperature
Thermometer
Heat
Thermal Energy
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
What is the tool used to measure the average kinetic energy of a substance’s molecules?
Heat
Temperature
Thermometer
Thermal Energy
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 3 pts
Emma is learning about how energy from the Sun reaches Earth. By which method does this energy transfer occur?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Evaporation
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