The Earth System

TRUE or FALSE: The particles of a liquid are closer together than the particles of a gas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

TRUE or FALSE: Two cups of frozen water has less thermal energy than two cups of liquid water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

TRUE or FALSE: A cup of tea with a temperature of 120°F has the same amount of thermal energy as a bathtub with a temperature of 120°F.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which statement is true?

• The quicker a molecule moves, the colder it is.

• The slower a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

• The quicker a molecule moves, the warmer it is.

• The movement of molecule doesn't affect its temperature.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

TRUE or FALSE: Temperature is a measurement of the average amount of kinetic energy in a substance.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

TRUE or FALSE: If a puddle and a lake have the same temperature, they also have the same amount of thermal energy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When you measure the temperature of a bowl of hot soup, you are measuring the _____.

• thermal energy given off by the soup in the bowl

• average kinetic energy of the particles of the soup in the bowl

• motion of the soup in the bowl

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which word best matches what one observes in the BIOSPHERE?

• life

• land

• air

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which word best matches what one observes in the ATMOSPHERE?

• life

• land

• air

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which word best matches what one observes in the GEOSPHERE?

• life

• land

• air

• water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4