Heat and Temperature

Lisa has a bottle of water. How can she increase the thermal energy of the water?

• She can pour the water into a larger bottle.

• She can increase the temperature of the water.

• She can place the bottle of water in the refrigerator.

• She can divide the water between tow identical containers.

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How does the thermal energy of the liquid in the larger beaker compare to the thermal energy of the liquid in the smaller beaker?

• The liquid in the larger beaker has less thermal energy than the liquid in the smaller beaker.

• The liquid in the larger beaker has more thermal energy than the liquid in the smaller beaker.

• The liquid in the larger beaker has the same amount of thermal energy as the liquid in the smaller beaker.

• The exact volume of the liquid in each beaker must be known to compare the thermal energy of the liquids.

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Which description defines heat?

• total thermal energy of an object or substance that moves from higher temperature objects to objects with lower temperatures

• change in the temperature of a substance in degrees Celsius

• energy transferred between objects at different temperatures

• average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance

How does heat affect the thermal energy of an object that is colder than the air that surrounds it?

• Heat decreases the thermal energy of an object as energy moves to the air.

• Heat causes the thermal energy of the object to increase as energy moves from the warmer air to the colder object.

• Heat has no effect on thermal energy, but it increases the potential energy of an object.

• Heat is not related to thermal energy, so it cannot affect the thermal energy of an object.

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Kito puts his spoon into a helping of fresh, hot, mashed potatoes as shown in the picture. Which process takes place when the objects come together?

• The temperature of the spoon increases, but its thermal energy does not change.

• Energy in the form of heat is transferred by conduction from the warmer mashed potatoes to the cooler spoon.

• The thermal energy of both the mashed potates and the spoon increase as the energy in the form of heat is transferred between them.

• The average temperature of the spoon does not change.

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As energy in the form of heat is added to an ice cube, it begins to melt. What causes melting.

• Heat causes the molecules to expanded and forces them apart.

• Heat removes thermal energy from the ice cube and causes it to become liquid water.

• Adding energy causes the bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen in the ice cube to break.

• The transfer of thermal energy to the ice cube causes its molecules to move faster.

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Ashton warms a pure, solid substance. He graphs the changes in temperature as shown in the figure below. What is happening as he warms the substance?

• molecules move more slowly

• molecules move more rapidly

• speed of the molecules in not changing

• molecules speed up than slow down

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Which example illustrates the transfer of energy through RADIATION?

• feeling warmth when you sit in a sunny place.

• feeling warm air while standing in front of the blower from a heating system.

• feeling the warmth of the bricks around a fireplace by touching them with your hand.

• feeling warmth on the soles of your feet when you walk along the beach on a sunny day.

Which of these processes is the result of the motion of particles in a gas or liquid?

• conduction

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

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Emily has a cup of hot cocoa on the counter to cool off so she can drink it safely. She watches the steam rise from the hot cocoa. Which type of thermal energy transfer is occurring as the steam rises into the surrounding air?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• transformation

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