Matter and Thermal Energy

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

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

Molecular motion _________ when temperature is increased.

• Increases

• Decreases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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

What does this picture represent?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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 sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a pot of boiling water becomes hot?

• Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.

• Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.

• Thermal energy in the water is transformed into kinetic energy in the spoon.

• Thermal energy in the spoon is transformed into kinetic energy in the water.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which particles are moving fastest?

• Particles in ice.

• Particles in boiling water.

• Particles in water from the sink.

• Particles in steam.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4