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Thermal Energy

Authored by Sandy Reynolds

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8th Grade

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Thermal Energy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Energy is defined as

power

food

ability to produce heat

ability to do work or cause change

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thermal energy is associated with

kinetic and potential energy of particles

position or shape

chemical reactions

chemical bonds

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The diagram above represents a thermometer. Which of the following best explains how the thermometer works?

Liquid changes to a gas when heated.

Gas changes to a liquid when heated.

Liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled.

Liquids contract when heated and expand when cooled.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three scales used to measure temperature are

metric, American and wrong

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Calvin

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This phase of matter has the most thermal energy

gas

liquid

solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Heat always moves

in convection currents

by radiation

from hot to cold

from cold to hot

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Base your answer to the question on the diagram above, which shows insulated styrofoam cups of water connected by an aluminum bar. The thermometers show the temperatures of the cups A and B at the beginning of a heat flow experiment. Over the next 15 minutes, which changes would most likely occur?

The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will increase.

The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

The temperature in cup A will increase and the temperature in cup B will increase

The temperature in cup A. will increase and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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