Thermal Energy and Temperature Quiz

What is thermal energy?

• The measurement of energy in transit between systems

• The measurement of energy in transit between a system and an area

• The average kinetic energy of a substance

• The total amount of kinetic energy of the molecules in a system

What is temperature?

• The measurement of energy in transit between systems

• The total amount of kinetic energy of the molecules in a system

• The measurement of energy in transit between a system and an area

• The average kinetic energy of a substance

What is the base unit for thermal energy?

• Joule

• Degrees Fahrenheit

• Degrees Celsius

• Kelvin

What is the base unit for heat energy?

• Degrees Celsius

• Kelvin

• Joule

• Degrees Fahrenheit

What is the base unit for temperature?

• Degrees Celsius

• Degrees Fahrenheit

• Joule

• Kelvin

What is impacted by size and mass - thermal energy or temperature?

• Thermal energy

• Temperature

• Neither

• Both

What happens to the thermal energy when you pour a cup of hot coffee onto an iceberg?

• The iceberg cools off the hot coffee

• The coffee warms up the area of contact with the iceberg

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What causes the aluminum block to feel cooler than the paperback book even though they are at the same temperature?

• The aluminum block has higher thermal energy

• The aluminum block is a better conductor of heat

• The paperback book has lower thermal energy

• The paperback book is a better conductor of heat

What is the average kinetic energy of a substance?

• Heat energy

• Temperature

• Thermal energy

• Joule

What is the measurement of energy in transit between a system with higher kinetic energy and one with lower kinetic energy?

• Thermal energy

• Joule

• Temperature

• Heat energy