Thermal Energy

True or False: Two objects with the same temperature will have the same thermal energy.

• True

• False

When you touch a hot iron, you may burn your hand. What kind of heat transfer is this?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A strong laser burns a hole in a piece of paper. What type of heat transfer is this?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

You sit in a warm bath. What kind of heat transfer is occuring?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

Which of the following is an example of radiation heat transfer?

• The heat from a fire

• The heat from the sun

• The heat you feel when you touch hot concrete

• The heat from a hot tub

Convection occurs in

• liquids and gases

• solids

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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True or False

The hotter the temperature the faster the molecules move around.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Thermal energy is the ____ of the particles in a system.

• molecular structure

• total energy

• potential energy only

• amount of mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A(n) _____________ is a device for measuring temperature.

• thermometer
• barometer
• anemometer
• psychrometer 

Which type of energy is transferred between two objects touching each other due to the temperature difference between them?

• nuclear energy

• kinetic energy

• thermal energy

• light energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4