Thermal Energy Review

Thermal Energy Review

Multiple Choice

What is thermal energy?

• Thermal energy is the energy of heat.

• Thermal energy is the energy of sound.

• Thermal energy is kinetic energy.

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What is heat?

• energy that is transferred from one object to another when the objects are at different temperatures.

• energy that is transferred from one place to another.

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What are the three ways heat can be transferred?

• convection, vibration, and radiation

• convection, conduction, and radiation

• conduction, vibration, and molecules

Multiple Choice

What is conduction?

• the transfer of heat by the sun

• the transfer of heat by no contact

• the transfer of heat by direct contact

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What is radiation?

• heat transferred by the sun to the earth.

• heat transferred from one object touching another.

• heat transferred from a fireplace.

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What is convection?

• the tranfer of heat from a campfire

• transfer of thermal energy by the movement of molecules from one part of a material to another

• the transfer of heat from the sun

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Which is an example of conduction?

• A pot on the hot stove

• A person laying in the sun

• A pot of boiling water

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Which is an example of radiation?

• a person laying on the beach

• roasting a marshmallow

• a pot of boiling water

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Which is an example of convection?

• a pot of water is heated, boiling the water

• standing in front of a fireplace

• laying in the sun by the pool