Thermal Energy

Water currents that flow from the equator to the poles move heat from warmer climates to colder ones are an example of which transfer of heat?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When a volcano erupts, hot molten rock can come to Earth’s surface. This lava burns or melts most things it touches. The lava is so hot it can set a tree on fire even if the tree is several feet away from it. This phenomenon is caused by the process of...

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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On a sunny beach, the sand becomes hot enough to be uncomfortable to your bare feet. However, if a wave washes over the hot sand, the cooler water removes heat from the sand by the process of

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The total kinetic and potential energy of all particles in an object is called...

• mechanical energy

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• thermal energy

What has more thermal energy? A boiling pot of water or a match that has been lit?

• Pot of water

• Match

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The thermal energy of an object changes when heat is transferred

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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____________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy

• heat

• thermal energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

________ is the transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects in direct contact

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

__________ is a type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids, which can be solid liquid or gas.

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

__________ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

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