Thermal Energy & Heat

All of the following are good thermal conductors, except for

• copper

• aluminum

• air

• silver

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Hot smoke rising up through a chimney is an example of the top of the chimney being heated via

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Hotter objects / substances always have greater thermal energy than colder objects / substances.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Density and thermal conductivity, in general, have what kind of relationship?

• Direct (as one increases, the other increases)

• Inverse (as one increases, the other decreases)

• No relationship

You turn on the stove. After a few minutes of standing next to the stove, your body is warmer as a result of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

The basic principle behind how thermometers work (fluid level rises when warmer and vice versa) is...

• heat

• temperature

• thermal expansion

• convection

If temperature of a liquid decreases, what also decreases?

• volume

• mass

• thermal energy

• speed of particles

• density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

If I want to keep my food in the coldest part of the fridge, I'd put it...

• at the very top

• at the very bottom

• in the middle

• wherever; it doesn't matter

In very cold objects, particles are still moving.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Very reflective surfaces can help minimize heat transfer that occurs through...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2