Thermal Energy and Heat - TCI Forces and Energy Lesson 10

The transfer of energy by light waves is called

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• insulation

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Temperature is

• the transfer of energy from a warm object to a colder object

• scale used by most scientists

• a measure of how hot or cold something is compared to a reference point.

• the type of heat transfer that occurs only in fluids.

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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• heat.
• temperature.
• motion.
• momentum.

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called

• thermal energy.
• conduction
• convection
• temperature

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The more particles an object has at a given temperature,

• the higher its temperature.
• the more thermal energy it has.
• the more degrees it has.
• the more kelvins it has.

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The handle of a spoon in a bowl of hot soup becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of ____________________.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• All of the above

Energy from the sun is transferred to Earth by the process of ____________________.

• Convection
• Conduction
• Radiation
• Thermal expansion

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Thermal energy always moves from ____________ objects to ______________ objects.

• cooler, warmer
• warmer, cooler
• faster, slower
• slower, faster

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

• temperature

• thermal energy

• degrees

• mass

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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• heat

• temperatur

• motion

• momentum

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