Lighthouse Lab - Thermal Energy

Matter is made up of?

• Air

• tiny pieces of sand

• Chicken Nuggets

• tiny particals

How much particles move is called... 

• Thermal Underwear

• Thermal Energy 

• Energy

• Mass

What tool can we use to measure thermal energy?

• Scale

• Ruler

• Thermometer 

• Tape Measure

Which statement is true?

• The more thermal energy an object has the faster the particles move and the hotter it is. 

• The more thermal energy an object has the slower the particles move and the hotter it is. 

• The more thermal energy an object has the faster the particles move and the colder it is. 

• The more thermal energy an object has the slower the particles move and the colder it is. 

Which candle do you think will melt first? Which will melt last?

True or False - Thermal energy moves from cold to hot.

• True

• False