Temperature vs. Thermal Energy

What is temperature?

• Average kinetic energy

• Total kinetic energy

• Energy transferred between two objects

• Heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is thermal energy?

• Average kinetic energy of object

• Total kinetic energy of object

• Energy transferred from one object to the other

• Heat

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

When measuring this, the SIZE of the object MATTERS. *The larger the object, the more of this it has.*

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these objects has the highest TEMPERATURE?

• Iceberg

• Ice cube

• Sun

• Boiling pot of water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these objects has the most THERMAL ENERGY?

• Iceberg

• Ice cube

• Sun

• Boiling pot of water

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which of these objects has the highest TEMPERATURE?

• Iceberg

• Ice cube

• Boiling pot of water

• Monkey

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these objects has the most THERMAL ENERGY?

• Iceberg

• Ice cube

• Boiling pot of water

• Monkey

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these objects has the coldest TEMPERATURE?

• Orange

• Ice cube

• Sun

• Monkey

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these objects has the least THERMAL ENERGY?

• Orange

• Ice cube

• Sun

• Monkey

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3