Thermal Energy

Which has more thermal energy?

• teaspoon of boiling water

• bowl of boiling water

• bathtub of boiling water

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Which has a higher temperature?

• teaspoon of boiling water

• bowl of boiling water

• bathtub of boiling water

• They are all the same temperature.

You put a metal spoon and a wooden spoon into a pot of boiling water. One will become too hot to touch. Why?

• Metals conduct heat better than wood.

• Wood conducts heat better than metals.

• Metals are insulators.

• Wood is more dense than metal.

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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what is conduction?

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

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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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what is convection

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

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How do molecules at warm temperatures differ from molecules at cool temperatures? 

• a.  At warm temperatures, molecules move around more
• b.  At warm temperatures, molecules grow in siz
• c.  At warm temperatures, molecules exchange electrons more easil
• d.  At warm temperatures, molecules combine with each other more easil

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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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