Taking Earth's Temperature
Authored by Matt Musialczyk
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The particles in all matter are ___________ even when objects appear ___________.
hot; frozen
completely still; constantly moving
moving slowly; moving rapidly
constantly moving; completely still
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Although you may not be able to observe the particles in matter moving, how can you detect the motion?
by the material’s weight
by how warm or cool a material is
by the way the material moves up and down slightly
by the material’s vibration as it goes through your hands
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Why do air particles move slower on a chilly morning than they do on a warm afternoon?
The air’s particles get blown around by the wind in the afternoon.
The air’s particles are trapped close to the ground on a chilly morning.
The air's particles move slower when cool and move faster when warm.
The air’s particles die off in the night and there are fewer of them left in the morning.
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Objects, and the particles they are made of, have different amounts of kinetic energy dependent on
Earth’s orbit.
their shape.
how fast they are moving.
how infrequently they move.
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NGSS.MS-PS3-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which has fast-moving particles, and thus, more energy?
a boiling pot of water
a frozen chunk of ice
a large cup of milk
a rock at the bottom of a lake
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Temperature and average kinetic energy are ________ because temperature decreases as average kinetic energy decreases.
opposite
proportional
exactly the same
at odds with each other
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Thermal energy is the total energy related to the motion of
A. clouds in the upper atmosphere.
materials as they shift and settle in an object.
raindrops as they fall to the ground.
the particles in an object or material.
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NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
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