Thermal Energy Study Guide

Particles are spaced the farthest apart in ____________  and the closest together in ____________ . Select the answer that best completes the sentence.

• liquids; solids

• solids; gases

• gases; liquids

• gases; solids

Three containers with the same amount of the same material are shown. Label them from most to least thermal energy.

• Most Energy

• Second Most Energy

• Least Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of energy a substance has during a phase change  ____________ . Select the best answer.

• Increases

• Decreasing

• increases or decreases

• doubles or halves

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which form of energy transfer do you see you see when you boil water?

• Thermal Radiation

• Convection

• Conduction

• Electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Heat is a measure of how much energy flows from __________ objects to _________ objects. It _________ the same thing as temperature. 

• cold; hot; is

• cold; hot; is not

• hot; cold; is not

• hot; cold; is

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

As your unread novel for your book report falls off the top of a building it speeds up until it hits the ground. As the book is falling its kinetic energy ___________ , its gravitational potential energy ___________ and its total energy _____________ . Neglect the effects of air resistance.

• increases; decreases; is constant

• decreases; increases; is constant

• increases; decreases; decreases

• increases; decreases; increases

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Consider the graph of a material's temperature vs. energy below and select all of the correct statements about it.

• The horizontal portions represent phase changes.

• In the horizontal portions, energy changes but temperature does not.

• Temperature remains constant throughout the entire graph because energy and temperature are proportional.

• Phase is changing when the graph has a positive slope.

• It can be concluded that at least three phase changes occur in the material from this graph.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In what phase(s) do we see Convection? Select all that apply.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

In what phase(s) do we see Radiation? Select all that apply.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

In what phase(s) do we see Conduction? Select all that apply.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma