Thermal Energy Ch 1 & 2

What does equilibrium mean?

• When something is balanced and equal.

• When something has thermal energy.

• The action of transferring energy.

What does transfer mean?

• To increase the amount of heat in an object.

• To move from one place to another.

• To release energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which system will continue to transfer energy because it is not at equilibrium yet:

• 
• 

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Molecules are always ___ unless they are at absolute zero.

• Swimming

• Colliding

• Still

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

____ energy transfers from faster moving molecules to slower moving molecules.

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Static

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

True or false: Energy is not created or destroyed it just transfers from one place to another.

• True!

• False!

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which sample has faster moving molecules?

• Sample A

• Sample B

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which sample is colder?

• Sample C

• Sample D

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which sample is moving slower?

• Sample C

• Sample D

• None

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the average speed of the molecules of this object?

• 3

• 4

• 36

• 42

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4