Y9 Thermal energy

Which material is the best conductor of heat?

• glass
• styrofoam
• metal
• wood

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Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 

• Cold
• Heat
• Temperature
• Thermal Energy 

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The flow of thermal energy from warmer objects to cooler objects 

• Ice Cold
• Heater
• Heat
• Convection 

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The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• thermal electricity

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Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

• total potential

• average potential

• average kinetic

• total kinetic

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As temperature increases, molecules _____________

• move slower

• move the same

• move faster

• stop moving

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What are waves that can transfer heat through the vacuum of empty space?

• Electromagnetic waves
• Convection
• Conduction
• Heat

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What is a substance that does NOT conduct heat well?

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Convector
• Radiator

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Hot coffee is stirred with a spoon; the spoon gets hot due to

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer; the warm air rises because of

• conduction
• convection
• radiation