Thermal Energy Review Quiz

Why does an iceberg have more thermal energy than an ice cube?

• The iceberg has more particles in it than the ice cube.

• The particles are moving faster in the ice cube than in the iceberg.

• The particles are moving faster in the iceberg than in the ice cube.

• The ice cube has more particles in it than the iceberg.

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Lucas fills an ice cube tray with water and places it in the freezer. What will most likely happen to the thermal energy and the particles of the water over time?

• The thermal energy will decrease and the particles will move more quickly.

• The thermal energy will decrease and the particles will move more slowly.

• The thermal energy will increase and the particles will move more slowly.

• The thermal energy will increase and the particles will move more quickly.

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Tia measured the temperature of two different substances using the thermometers below. What can she conclude about the different substances?

• The particles are moving at the same rate in both substances.

• There are fewer particles in substance B than in substance A.

• The particles in substance B are moving faster than the particles in substance A.

• The particles in substance A are moving faster than the particles in substance B.

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Which best describes how you could lower the thermal energy of the water in this pot? Check all that apply.

• Place the pot on a cooler surface.

• Add cold water to the pot.

• Keep the pot on the stove burner.

• Add another room temperature egg.

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Which of the following is a thermal insulator?

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This bowl of soup is currently 32°C. The air in the room is 21°C. Which of the following descriptions best explains what will most likely happen to the bowl of soup?

• Heat will flow from the air in the room to the soup until the soup has and reached 100°C.

• Heat will flow from the soup to the air in the room until the soup and the room are at the same temperature.

• Heat will flow from the soup to the air in the room until the room has reached 32°C.

• Heat will flow from the air in the room to the soup until the soup has reached 21°C.

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In which ways does heat transfer occur?

Check all that are true.

• radiation

• conduction

• sublimination

• convection

Which forms of heat transfer are shown in this picture?

Check all that apply.

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

• no energy transfer is happening

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There is a hot pot of soup on the stove. Tia picks up a metal spoon to stir the soup, and her brother tells her that she is going to burn her hand. Why might she burn her hand using a metal spoon?

• The metal spoon is a thermal insulator and conducts heat quickly.

• The metal spoon is a thermal conductor and conducts heat slowly.

• The metal spoon is a thermal conductor and conducts heat quickly.

• The metal spoon is a thermal insulator and conducts heat slowly.

This glass of milk is much colder than the hand holding it. Which image correctly shows how heat will transfer between the hand and the glass?

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