thermal energy revision

when a substance has a small specific heat it

• gets heated with little energy

• Gets heated with a lot of energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

When a material is heated

• Expands and have low density

• Contracts and have high density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves is ....................

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions is

• radiation

• conduction

• convection

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Why do hot-air balloons rise?

• thermal conduction

• thermal convection

• thermal expansion

• thermal radiation

Analyze Two cubes with the same mass and volume are heated in the same pan of water. The graph below shows the change in temperature with time. Which cube has the higher specific heat?

• Cube A

• Cube B

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When taking hot food out of the oven you use a pot holder because it is a

• thermal conductor

• thermal insulator

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another is

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection