Concept 3: Thermal Energy Test Review

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What is the sum of kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object?

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Thermal Energy

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What is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object?

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Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Why is there no such thing as 'cold'?

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Feeling the absence of heat.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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How much heat is needed to warm 0.072 kg of gold from 20°C to 90°C if the specific heat of gold is 136 J/Kg°C?

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685.4 J

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What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1°C?

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Specific Heat

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Define Thermal Energy.

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The total energy of all the particles in an object, including both kinetic and potential energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is Temperature in terms of particle motion?

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It is the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Explain why 'cold' is not a form of energy.

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Cold is simply the absence of heat energy.

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What is the formula for calculating heat energy?

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Q = mcΔT, where Q is heat energy, m is mass, c is specific heat, and ΔT is the change in temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What does specific heat indicate about a material?

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It indicates how much heat energy is required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the material by 1°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4