Heat Energy Quiz

What is a material called that doesn't allow heat to move easily through it?

• Conductor
• Convector
• Insulator
• Fluid

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Which is the best description of how heat moves?

• From cooler areas to warmer areas.
• From warmer areas to cooler areas.
• In circular rotations.
• Along the shortest path.

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Which transfer of energy occurs mainly through the process of convection?

• electromagnetic energy transferred from the Sun to the Moon

• solar energy transferred through space to Earth’s surface

• heated air in the lower atmosphere transferred upward by density differences

• heat from radioactive decay transferred by molecular collisions to surrounding mantle rock

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Kinetic Energy is the energy of _________

• thermal

• movement

• potential

• atoms

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Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

• total potential

• average potential

• average kinetic

• total kinetic

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Temperature is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

• average potential

• average kinetic

• total potential

• total kinetic

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Objects with MORE MASS have______________

• lower potential energy

• lower number of atoms

• higher thermal energy

• higher temperature

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What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?

• Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
• No energy is transferred.
• Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.

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Which object is a conductor of heat?

• An aluminum nail

• A rubber band

• A tree

• A balloon

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Desiree places four different materials at the same temperature onto a hot plate to find out which material conducts heat the best. The information presented in the illustration shows the temperature of each material after 15 minutes.

Desiree can conclude that which of the following materials conduct heat the best?

• Material 1

• Material 2

• Material 3

• Material 4

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