Quiz - Kinetic Energy and States of Matter

At higher temperatures

• particles in an object have less kinetic energy

• particles in an object move faster

• a gas contracts

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Which of the following states of matter has the LOWEST level of kinetic energy?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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Temperature is a measure of a substance's average

• kinetic energy

• heat

• density

• electrostatic force

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Which situation will result in a decrease in motion of the particles?

• solid to gas
• solid to liquid
• gas to liquid
• liquid to gas

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How can you change the states of matter of an object?

• you cannot change the states of matter

• do nothing they will change on their own

• add or remove heat

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Heat transfer occurs

• in many directions

• both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones

• only from warm objects to colder ones

• only from cold objects to warmer ones

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

• temperature

• thermal energy

• degrees

• mass

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What happens to particles as they heat up?

• They slow down
• Nothing
• They don't move
• They speed up

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Hot objects begin to cool as-

• cooler air is transferred to the hot object.
• thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.
• atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.
• thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air

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What is a substance that does NOT conduct heat well?

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Convector
• Radiator

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