4.1 Thermal equilibrium

heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects

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

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You leave your cold spoon in a hot bowl of oatmeal. What happens after an hour?

• The temperature of both the oatmeal and the spoon stay the same

• The spoon and the oatmeal become the same temperature

• Only the temperature of the oatmeal will change

• Only the temperature of the spoon will change

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Nik Nazim put ice in his water. Which idea do you think best explains why the water got cold?

• The coldness from the ice moved into the water

• The coldness and the heat moved back and forth until the water cooled off.

• The heat from the water moved into the ice.

• The water does not cool of

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After taking a hot shower, Nik Nazim steps out of the shower onto the tile floor. The tile felt cold to his feet. Which explanation below best describes James' experience?

• Heat from his feet is transferred to the tile floor

• Heat from the tile floor is transferred to his feet

• Cold from the tile floor is transferred to his feet

• Cold from his feet is transferred to the tile floor

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This is an example of a(n)

• conductor of heat
• insulator of heat

What is the BEST reason cooking pots are made out of the materials aluminum, copper, and sometimes glass?

• They are able to stop the flow of heat.

• They are good conductors of heat.

• They keep the same amount of heat.

• They are good insulators of heat.

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Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?

• Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
• Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
• Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.

Temperature is a measure of the...

• total energy in a substance

• total kinetic energy in a substance

• average potential energy in a substance

• degree of hotness of an object

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High temperature is connected to:

• Low kinetic energy.
• High kinetic energy.
• Zero net energy.
• Equal kinetic energies.

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Nik Nazim uses an uncalibrated laboratory thermometer to determine the temperature of a liquid. Calculate the temperature of the 

• 13.3

• 23.3

• 51.4

• 43.3

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