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Thermal Energy and Heat

Authored by Alisa Ashwell

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Thermal Energy and Heat
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object’s temperature

always stays the same.

can only be raised a certain amount.

is the same as all objects surrounding it.

can change depending on its environment.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Kinetic energy in an object is determined by

speed only.

speed and mass.

speed and distance.

velocity and mass.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If particles of matter are all the same mass, what determines differences in kinetic energy?

Differences in kinetic energy are determined by unknown factors.

Differences in kinetic energy are determined by speed.

Differences in energy are determined by how much mass is present.

Differences in kinetic energy are determined by how quickly an object gains thermal energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If particles of oxygen have twice as much mass as a particle of water, which has a higher temperature if their speeds are the same?

water particles

oxygen particles

They have the same temperature.

There is not enough information to determine which has a higher temperature.

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The thermal energy of a system includes

a heat source and particles of matter.

particles of matter that are the same size.

the kinetic energy of particles and potential energy of interactions between particles.

the gravitational and magnetic potential energy of interacting particles.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines a system’s thermal energy?

state of matter

mass of the system

substance it is made of

the location of the system

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thermal energy in a system

increases as mass decreases.

increases as mass increases.

decreases as mass increases.

is always the same regardless of mass.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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