Heat

What is the name of the tool that is used to measure temperature?

• anemometer
• thermometer
• hydrometer
• meteor

Temperature is the measure of:

• rainfall
• energy
• how hot or cold something is
• air pollution

Which of the following is true about thermal energy?

• it is not felt as heat
• always moves from a hotter object to a cooler object
• always moves from a cooler object to a hotter object
• the slower the particles are moving, the greater the thermal energy

Which of the following is not a source of heat?

• friction
• electricity
• the sun
• a wind chime

Which of the following is not an example of heat produced by friction?

• sanding a piece of wood with sandpaper
• rubbing your hands together
• a hair dryer
• stopping a skateboard by dragging your foot on the ground

Which of the following is not an example of heat produced through electricity?

• vacuum cleaner
• toaster
• hair dryer
• rubbing your hands together

True or False: Heat is the movement of thermal energy from hotter to cooler objects.

• True
• False

What is the name of the metric scale on thermometers, with a boiling point of water at 100° and a freezing point of water at 0°?

• Kelvin
• Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• Anders

Fahrenheit and Celsius are scales used for measuring temperature on thermometers.

• True 
• False

Which of the following is the name of the metric scale used for measuring temperature on a thermometer?

• Fahrenheit
• Kelvin
• Celsius
• Centigrade