Thermal Energy and Heat APEX TEST practice

Which statement accurately describes thermal energy?

• Thermal energy is a measure of total kinetic energy.

• Thermal energy is a flow of heat.

• Thermal energy is a transfer of kinetic energy

• Thermal energy is the temperature of a single particle.

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A scientist measures the total kinetic energy of the particles of matter in an object.

Which term describes what the scientist is measuring?

• Thermal energy

• Heat

• Potential energy

• Radiation

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A teacher places warm water bottles in a cooler filled with ice.

Which statement best explains what will happen over time?

• Thermal energy will move from the water bottles to the ice.

• Coldness will move from the ice to the water bottles.

• Thermal energy will move from the ice to the water bottles.

• Coldness will move from the water bottles to the ice.

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Why does a popsicle melt?

• The air is warmer than the popsicle

• Heat is transferring thermal energy from the popsicle to the wooden stick.

• The popsicle is hotter than the air around it

• Thermal energy is flowing from the popsicle to the air.

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The diagram shows different forms of thermal energy transfer. What do the flames below the pot represent?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

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Which event is part of a convection current in the air?

• Warm air rises.

• Cool air rises.

• Warm air sinks.

• Cool air swirls.

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What are two ways that convection currents in the oceans distribute the Sun's energy?

• Warm water is carried from the equator to the poles

• Nutrient-rich water is brought to the ocean surface.

• Living things swim in cool and warm parts of the ocean.

• Icebergs are carried from the poles to the equator.

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n which beaker or beakers are the particles moving the most slowly?

• Beakers A and D

• Beaker A only

• Beakers B and C

• Beaker C only

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Four balls have the same temperature. Which ball has the most thermal energy?

• Bowling ball

• Golf ball

• Tennis ball

• Basketball

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Which two factors decrease as the kinetic energy of the particles in an object decreases?

• The speed of the particles

• The object's temperature

• The object's weight

• The size of the particles

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