Using Heat

The most widely used temperature scale, is based on the behavior of water. It's also called Centigrade.

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

• All of them

A temperature scale that is used mostly in United States. 
According to it, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

• All of them

A natural source of thermal energy

• Sun

• decay/decomposition

• geothermal

• all of the above

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Which term describes the movement of thermal energy?

• heat

• temperature

• thermal expansion

All energy transformations and energy transfers result in the formation of some

• sound energy.

• radiant energy.

• thermal energy.

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Which object would most likely be made of a material that is a thermal conductor?

• an oven mitt

• a winter coat

• a cooking pan

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Boiling and evaporation are forms of

• deposition.

• vaporization.

• condensation.

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All energy transfers and transformations result in the

• creation of energy.

• production of sound energy.

• production of thermal energy.

• production of kinetic/mechanical energy.

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Thermal energy is

• produced during energy transformations only.

• not produced by energy transfers or energy transformations.

• produced during energy transfers and energy transformations.

• produced during energy transfers but not during energy transformations.

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transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves

• hydroelectric

• radiation

• nuclear

• vaporization

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