Force Study Guide

The glow sticks produce light for a short amount of time. The light from the glow stick is a conversion from what to what?

• thermal to light
• gravitational to potential
• radiant to electrical
• chemical to light

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in matter is:

• mass

• temperature

• matter

• heat

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius is ________

• Heat energy
• Specific heat
• convection
• thermal energy

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

• Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

• Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

• There is more water than sand at the beach.

• There is more sand than water at the beach.

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Which will heat up faster?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body

• conduction
• convection
• density
• radiation

Warm air rises and the cool air sinks.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

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Johnny accidentally grabbed the handle of the hot pot.

• conduction
• convection
• radiation

A train that travels 100 kilometers in 4 hours is traveling at what average speed?

• 50 km/h
• 100 km/h
• 2 km/h
• 25 km/h