Energy and Heat

Where is the most potiential energy?

• Top of the hill
• Bottom of the hill
• Around a loop
• At the end

Where is the most kinetic energy?

• Top of the hill
• Bottom of the hill
• Through the loop
• Before the ride even starts

When you rub your hands together friction is transformed into ___________ energy.

• electromagnetic
• chemical
• nuclear
• thermal

In a hydroelectric power plant, the moving water turns the turbine creating _________ energy.

• nuclear
• chemical
• electrical
• electromagnetic

Mrs. Hicks is walking on the beach and the heat from the sand is not flowing to her feet. What must be true?

• She is walking really fast.
• The temperature of the sand and her feet are the same
• The sand has more thermal energy
• Her feet have more thermal energy

How does the thermal energy flow in a glass of ice tea?

• from the ice to the tea
• from the tea to the ice
• there is no flow
• it looks good - now I am thirsty

The kid ate some spaghetti and then started playing with his toys. What is the energy transformation that is taking place?

• thermal converted to kinetic
• electrical converted to thermal
• kinetic converted to chemical
• chemical to mechanical

When you strike a match and light some logs on fire, what is the energy transformation that is taking place?

• heat to kinetic to potiential
• kinetic to thermal to light
• chemical to light to thermal
• light to chemical to thermal

How do the particles move in a liquid if thermal energy was added to it?

• very slow then stop
• kinda fast then slowing down
• fast then move faster 
• no movement at all

Heat that is transferred from one object to another through direct contact is called

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• thermal