Thermal Energy

How does air travel?

• they don't travel
• hot to cold
• cold to hot
• All of the above

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What is the difference between heat and temperature?    

• a.  Temperature measures the motion of molecules, and heat is the energy of that motion
• b.  Temperature is measured by a thermometer, and heat is measured by a barometer
• c.  Heat is measured in calories, and temperature is measured in joules
• d.  Heat is caused by the sun, and temperature is caused by conditions in the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Why is there more thermal energy in an iceberg than in a pot of boiling water?    

• a.  The pot insulates the heated molecules
• b.  Most icebergs are fairly warm to the touch
•   c.  Icebergs contain many more molecules than pots of water
•   d.  Water does not hold heat very well

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

• total potential

• average potential

• average kinetic

• total kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

• average potential

• average kinetic

• total potential

• total kinetic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Temperature is a way we ____________ energy

• eat

• measure

• gain

• lose

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

• move slower

• move the same

• move faster

• stop moving

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which has more thermal energy?

• teaspoon of boiling water

• bowl of boiling water

• bathtub of boiling water

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Thermal energy always moves from hot to cold.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.

• measuring cup
• ruler
• thermometer
• balance scale