Thermal Energy F3

What will likely happen to a helium balloon taken outside on a cold winter day?

• The balloon will be smaller, because the air inside the balloon will cool and expand.

• The balloon will be smaller, because the air inside the balloon will cool and contract.

• The balloon will be larger, because the air inside the balloon will warm and expand.

• The balloon will be larger, because the air inside the balloon will warm and contract.

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A metal shed door that faces the sun all day long will

• be easy to open and shut.

• will expand making it difficult to open and shut.

• will not have a problem because it is a strong metal

• will contract making it difficult to open and shut.

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Typically, if a substance increases its thermal energy this will happen

• The substance will grow or expand

• The substance will shrink or contract

• Neither expand or contract

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Friction increases the thermal energy and the temperature of both tires and the road when a vehicle comes to a stop suddenly.

• True

• False

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Why do objects tend to expand when they are heated?

• Heat transferred to the object causes potential energy to increase and spread apart

• Heat transferred is not moved to the new object at all

• Heat transferred to the object causes kinetic energy of particles to increase and spread apart

• Radiation is needed

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The speeds of two bumper cars decrease as the collide and slow down. What happens to the temperature of the bumpers due to the force of friction

• Both bumpers cool down

• Both bumpers warm up

• One bumper cools while the other warms up

• Both bumpers remain the same temperature

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Thermal expansion

• Changes that occur in ALL substances

• Changes that occur in MOST substances

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What is thermal expansion?

• When the space between the particles increase.

• When the particles get bigger.

• A decrease in the volume of a substance caused by heating.

• An increase in the volume of a substance caused by heating

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When does thermal expansion occur?

• When heat energy is added

• When heat energy is lost

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