Thermal Energy Quiz

What is temperature?

• The average potential energy of the particles of matter

• The average kinetic energy of the particles of matter

• The average heat of matter

• Thermal energy transferred

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If you heat chocolate milk, what will happen to the particles?

• They will move slower and have greater kinetic energy

• They will move slower and have less kinetic energy

• They will move faster and have greater kinetic energy

• They will move faster and have less kinetic energy

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Low-temperature particles have____________.

• Low average kinetic energy

• No average kinetic energy

• High average kinetic energy

• Extremely high average kinetic energy

How does a thermometer measure temperature?

• Temperature change causes the level of the liquid to rise and fall because of magic

• Temperature changes cause the level of the liquid to rise and fall because of the particle motion

• Temperature changes cause the liquid to rise when its cold and go down when it’s hot

• No one knows how they work

Which contains the most thermal energy?

• 0.1 liter mug of hot cocoa at 75 degrees C

• 0.2 liter mug of hot cocoa at 75 degrees C

• 0.5 liter mug of hot cocoa at 75 degrees C

• 1 liter pot of hot cocoa at 75 degrees C

What is heat?

• Thermal energy moving from a cooler object to a warmer object

• Thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler object

• The average kinetic energy of the particles of matter

• The total energy of all the particles of an object

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What unit is heat measured in?

• Kilowatts

• Joules

• Grams

• Pounds

Heat is transferred from one particle to another through direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

If you touch a metal spoon and burn your hand, you are experiencing

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation