Thermal Energy Review

The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

• Temperature

• Thermal energy

• Degrees

• Mass

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A teacher puts one test tube of 50 degree C liquid and one test tube of 10 degree C liquid into a 20 degree C water bath, as shown in the diagram below. Which of the following diagrams best represents the directions that heat will move when the test tubes are placed into the water bath?

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The more particles a substance has at a given temperature,

• The higher its temperature

• The more thermal energy it has

• The more degrees it has

• The more kelvin it has

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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

• Heat

• Temperature

• Motion

• Momentum

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The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called

• Thermal energy

• Conduction

• Convection

• Temperature

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Because a bath has more molecules, it has more __________ than a teacup at the same temperature.

• Heat

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Degrees

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The handle of a spoon in a bowl of soup becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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Stars transfer thermal energy by the process of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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Which of the following statements best describes the change that occurs as the temperature in the room increases to 20°?

• Cold air molecules collide to generate heat energy.

• Cold energy in the room transforms into heat energy.

• The room becomes warmer as heat energy is added to the room

• The room becomes warmer as cold energy is pushed out of the room.

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