Thermal Energy

What is the difference between heat and temperature?    

• a.  Temperature measures the motion of molecules, and heat is the energy of that motion
• b.  Temperature is measured by a thermometer, and heat is measured by a barometer
• c.  Heat is measured in calories, and temperature is measured in joules
• d.  Heat is caused by the sun, and temperature is caused by conditions in the atmosphere

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What is a unit of temperature?

• Celsius

• Joule

• Calorie

• Pizza

what is conduction?

• direct touch
• air or liquids
• heat waves/ light waves
• drinking hot coffee

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what is convection

• direct touch
• air or liquids
• heat waves or light waves
• sunbathing outside

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what is radiation?

• direct touch
• air or liquids
• heat waves/ light waves
• touching the cookies out of the oven

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Particles in motion have ___________ energy.

• thermal

• kinetic

• potential

• sound

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The Kinetic Theory of matter says that all particles of matter are constantly in _____________.

• Motion

• state of matter

• convection

• radiation

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Everything has thermal energy

• False

• True

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A barefoot student steps on a hot concrete surface. Most of the heat transferred to the student’s skin by this contact is by the process of—

• convection
• conduction
• vaporization
• radiation

A student opens the top window and the bottom window in a hot room. What statement best describes the heat transfer occurring in the room?

• conduction
• radiation
• convection
• evaporation

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