Thermal and Kinetic Energy

Temperature and Kinetic Energy

Multiple Choice

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

• Temperature
• Heat

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

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

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

At THE FREEZING POINT, the particles in an object have no kinetic energy.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An object with a lower temperature always has less thermal energy than an object with a warmer temperature.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Anything that is moving has ____ energy.

• potential

• kinetic

• acceleration

Multiple Choice

The average kinetic energy of particles of matter is called ____.

• heat

• energetic

• thermal energy

• temperature.

Multiple Choice

Which choice has the least thermal energy?

• bathtub full of warm water

• all the water in Earth's oceans

• swimming pool full of cool water

• cup of hot cocoa

Multiple Choice

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

• Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
• Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
• Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

Multiple Choice

Observe the diagram. Which statement is true about the kinetic energy of the molecules in the containers?

• The molecules are moving faster in Diagram A

• The molecules are moving slower in Diagram A

• The molecules are moving at the same rate in both diagrams

Multiple Choice

The temperature of a substance increases as___.

• the substance expands
• the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
• the substance's volume increases
• the substance's mass increases

Multiple Choice

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:

• thermal energy
• conduction
• convection
• temperature

Multiple Choice

Heat transfer occurs:

• in many directions
• both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones
• only from warm objects to colder ones
• only from cold objects to warmer ones

Multiple Choice

Which one has more thermal energy?

• an ice cube in a glass of lemonade

• a bathtub full of warm water

• a pot of soup boiling on the stove

• a cup of hot coffee

Multiple Choice

The average kinetic energy of particles of matter is called _____.

• temperature

• thermal energy

• heat

Multiple Choice

The thermal energy of matter depends on its

• mass.

• temperature.

• number of particles (mass).

• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

After hot cocoa is poured into a cold mug, thermal energy from the _______ is transferred to the _______.

• hot cocoa; cold mug

• cold mug; hot cocoa

• air; hot cocoa

• Thermal energy does not get transferred.

Multiple Choice

_____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Mass

• Coldness

Multiple Choice

How does the speed of the particle in a substance relate to the temperature of the substance?

• helps to determine the amount of average kinetic energy, which helps to determine temperature.

• there is no relationship between the two

• helps to determine if a relationship even exists between the two

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What happens to particles of a substance as its temperature increases?

• the average kinetic energy increases

• the average kinetic energy decreases

• the average kinetic energy stays the same

• nothing happens

Multiple Choice

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

• temperature

• absolute zero

• thermal expansion

• none of these are the answer

Multiple Choice

Heat is thermal energy that flows between objects that differ in___.

• temperature

• radiation

• thermal energy

• specific heat

Multiple Choice

Temperature____ as average kinetic energy decreases.

• increases
• decreases
• stays the same
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

If the particles in an object have more kinetic energy, what must be true?

• The object's temperature is lower

• The object's temperature is higher

• The object moves faster

• The object is heavier

Multiple Choice

In which state do particles move fastest and with little effect on each other?

• ice
• gas
• liquid
• solid

Multiple Choice

What does the average kinetic energy of an object's particles tell you?

• how hot the object is

• how cold the object is

• the temperature of the object

• how fast the particles are moving

Multiple Choice

The temperature of a substance increases as___.

• the substance expands

• the average kinetic energy of its particles increases

• the substance's volume increases

• the substance's mass increases

HMH Ed

Make sure that you have completed the digital lessons and quizzes in HMH Ed for Introduction to Energy and for Temperature.

Poll

Have you completed the HMH Ed virtual lab on temperature?

• I started it, but I have to finish it.

• No, I forgot about it.

• Yes. It is completed.