Thermal Energy & Temperature

Temperature is

• a constant value

• able to change based on time

• equal to heat

• a measurement of average kinetic energy

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Thermal energy is transferred between substances only when they have different

• masses.

• volumes.

• temperatures.

• two of the above.

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_____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.

• Temperature

• Heat

• Mass

• Coldness

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Thermal energy is the total ____ energy of particles in an object.

• cold

• potential

• heat

• kinetic

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There is a net flow of thermal energy transferred between two substances until

• one substance is warmer than the other.

• both substances are warmer than they were.

• both substances are cooler than they were.

• both substances have the same temperature.

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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.

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Heat is a form of energy.

• True

• False

Thermal energy always moves from matter with greater thermal energy to matter with less thermal energy.

• True

• False

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The thermal energy of matter depends on its

• mass.

• temperature.

• number of particles (mass).

• all of the above.

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The total kinetic energy of moving particles of matter is called _____ energy.

• heat

• temperature

• kinetic

• thermal

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