8th Grade 8.1

Multiple Choice

At the freezing point, the particles in an object have no kinetic energy.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

On the Celsius temperature scale, there are no negative numbers.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The more particles an object has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Object A is much larger than Object B, but both are made of the same material. If both objects are at the same temperature, the thermal energy of Object A is the same as the thermal energy of Object B.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

When heat is absorbed by an object, the speed of the particles in the object is unchanged.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• heat

• temperature

• kinetic energy

Multiple Choice

_____ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object.

• temperature

• heat

• thermal energy

Multiple Choice

Most of the world uses the ____ temperature scale.

• English

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

Multiple Choice

On the ____ temperature scale, water boils at 212°.

• English

• Celsius

• Fahrenheit

• Kelvin

Multiple Choice

The amount of thermal energy in an object depends on its _____, the number of particles in it, and how those particles are arranged.

• temperature

• size

• mass