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Temperature and Thermal Energy

Authored by Brenda Willis

Physics

7th - 12th Grade

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Temperature and Thermal Energy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When holding an ice cube, what causes the ice to melt?

Thermal energy from the ice is transferred to the air.

Thermal energy from the hand is transferred to the ice.

The hand absorbs thermal energy from the ice.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Hot coffee in a mug cools over time and the mug warms up. Which describes the energy in this system?

Thermal energy from the coffee is transferred to the mug.

Thermal energy from the mug is transferred to the coffee.

The average kinetic energy of the particles in the mug decreases.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What happens when the thermal energy of a substance increases?

Both the motion of the particles in the substance and the temperature of the substance increase.

Both the motion of the particles in the substance and the temperature of the substance decrease.

The motion of the particles in the substance increases, and the temperature of the substance decreases.

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which best describes thermal energy?

It is the portion of internal energy that can be transferred from one substance to another.

It is the portion of potential energy that can be transferred from one substance to another.

It is the difference between internal energies of two or more substances.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which type of energy refers to the sum of potential and kinetic energies in the particles of a substance?

motion

heat

internal

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which shows the potential energy of particles in three substances, from least to greatest?

liquid, gas, solid

solid, liquid, gas

gas, liquid, solid

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

To convert 78 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius; First subtract 32 from 78. What next?

Multiply 46 by 5/9

Add 273 to 46

Multiply 46 by 9/5

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