Thermal energy-practice

heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects

• hot to cold
• cold to hot
• cold to cold
• hot to hot

What happens to particles as they heat up?

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

Heat transfers from an area of ____temperature to an area of ___ temperature.

• high to low
• low to high
• high to high
• It can travel high to low and low to high. 

We measure ______ with Celsius or Fahrenheit degrees.

• Temperature
• Thermometer
• Barometer

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

As the thermal energy of a substance increases, its particles spread out and the substance expands.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A cup of tea with a temperature of 80 degrees Celsius is placed on a table in a 20 degree Celsius room.  What happens to the thermal energy and the molecular motion of the tea when it is left on the table?

• The thermal energy increases and the molecules move faster.
• The thermal energy decreases and molecules move more slowly.
• The thermal energy increases and the molecules move more slowly.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A student touches a metal sink with her finger and notices that her finger feels cold.  Which of the following statements explains this observations?

• Heat energy flows from the student's finger to the metal.
• Heat energy flows from the metal sink to the student's finger.
• The student's finger was originally at the same temperature as the sink.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things

• more

• less

• same

• potato

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

• lower potential energy

• lower number of atoms

• higher thermal energy

• higher temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______

• lower; particles are moving around less

• lower; particles are moving around more

• higher; particles are moving around the same

• higher; particles do not move

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4