Generation Genius Thermal Energy

A chemical reaction that ______ energy can be used to heat up other substances.

• absorbs

• consumes

• maintains

• releases

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A light can be used to keep food warm because it transfers thermal energy by

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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To compare thermal energy transfer properties of different materials, ________- needs to be the same

• temperature

• mass

• density

• color

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Conduction, convection, and radiation cal all happen at the same time.

• true

• false

The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another is called

• heat

• radiation

• temperature

• potential

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This is the transfer of thermal energy that causes a metal spoon in hot liquid to get hot

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

• heat

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What is a substance with a high heat capacity?

• iron

• paper

• aluminum

• water

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Kinetic energy is the energy of ______.

• Motion

• Position

• Reaction

• Sound

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Atoms have kinetic energy because they are always ______.

• exploding

• motionless

• reacting

• vibrating

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What does thermal energy do when it moves from one area to another?

• It causes a substance to change from one state to another

• It decreases the chemical reactions

• It remains constant in the substance

• It increases the mass of the atoms

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