Thermal Energy Vocabulary Quiz

When heat flows from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object until the two objects have an EQUAL temperature, this is...

• conduction

• convection

• thermal equilibrium

• insulation

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______ are materials that allow energy to move through them efficiently.

• conductors

• insulators

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Metals are an example of...

• insulators

• Kelvin

• radiation

• conductors

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Wood, feather, rubbers, and wool are examples of...

• conductors

• insulators

• thermal equilibrium

• infrared radiation

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_____ are materials that DON'T allow heat energy to pass through them very well. They keep heat IN or they keep heat OUT.

• conductors

• insulators

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When I wear a jacket or use a blanket, I am using...

• a conductor of heat

• an insulator of heat

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Heat is transferred through a solid material by direct contact of particles. The particles are heated and move faster, bumping into each other and creating more heat. The word for this is...

• radiation

• kinetic energy

• conduction

• convection

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______ is energy in motion.

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

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When I use an oven mitt to pull a hot metal pan out of the oven, the mitt acts as...

• an insulator

• a conductor

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The measurement of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object or substance. It measures how fast particles are moving.

• Heat

• Temperature

• Convection

• Conduction

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