Types of Energy, Thermal Energy, and Thermal Energy Transfer

If the temperature of a substance changes, we know that....

• thermal energy has been transferred.

• the room is getting warmer.

• the room is getting cooler.

• thermal energy has been destroyed.

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Temperature is the measure of the average _______ energy of a substance.

• potential

• kinetic

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When atoms and molecules bump into one another ____ is transferred from one to another.

• electrons

• gravity

• energy

• neutrons

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Why does temperature change?

• The temperature increases as you increase in altitude.

• Thermal energy is transferred from one substance to another.

• Clouds block the conductive energy of the Sun.

• As the Sun warms the Earth the atoms and molecules move more slowly.

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What is the heat transfer from substance to another through direct contact?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

What is the heat transfer from substance to another through currents caused by the warming and cooling of liquids or gases?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

What is the heat transfer through electromagnetic waves?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

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A hot air balloon rising into the sky is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

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The sun heating the Earth's atmosphere is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

Touching a hot stove is an example of what kind of heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Potential

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