Thermal Energy and Matter

What is the effect of thickness on thermal energy transfer?

• Thicker substances transfer more thermal energy

• Thicker substances transfer less thermal energy

• Thickness has no effect on thermal energy transfer

• Thicker substances transfer the same amount of thermal energy

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Over the next 15 minutes, which changes would most likely occur?

• The temperature in Cup A will decrease and the temperature in Cup B will increase.

• The temperature in Cup A will decrease and the temperature in Cup B will decrease.

• The temperature in Cup A will increase and the temperature in Cup B will increase.

• The temperature in Cup A will increase and the temperature in Cup B will decrease.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What happens to particles as they heat up?

• They slow down

• Nothing

• They don't move

• They speed up

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Pasta being cooked in a pot of boiling water is an example of _.

• conduction

• evaporation

• radiation

• convection

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Which is something you could do to cause the volume of this balloon to decrease?

• heat it

• cool it

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

A measure of the average kinetic energy of all the particles in a material

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• temperature

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Plan an investigation to determine how the mass of a substance affects the change in temperature when a specific amount of energy is added. Which of the following would be the best approach?

• Use different substances with the same mass and measure temperature change.

• Use the same substance with different masses and measure temperature change.

• Use different substances with different masses and measure temperature change.

• Use the same substance with the same mass and measure temperature change.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Design a simple device to minimize thermal energy transfer. Which material would be most effective for insulation?

• Metal

• Glass

• Foam

• Plastic

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the type of matter and the energy transferred when the temperature changes?

• All types of matter transfer energy at the same rate.

• Gases transfer energy faster than solids.

• Solids transfer energy faster than liquids.

• Liquids transfer energy faster than gases.

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates convection?

• Heat from a stove warming a pot of water

• Sunlight warming the Earth's surface

• Ice melting in a glass of water

• Heat traveling through a metal spoon