Science Test Chapter 4

What is the ability to do work called?

• Energy

• Force

• Motion

• Light

What is the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1°C called?

• Joule

• Volt

• Calorie

• Watt

What is the transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another called?

• Sound

• Light

• Heat

• Electricity

What is the ability of a substance's particles to move faster and expand without changing states called?

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Thermal Expansion

What does boiling water or heating a room often involve?

• Insulation

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What does cooking on a stove top or eating a popsicle usually involve?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Insulation

• Radiation

What is any substance that releases energy when it burns called?

• Fuel

• Food

• Water

• Air

Which way does heat flow?

• It flows randomly

• It doesn't flow

• From warmer objects to cooler objects

• From cooler objects to warmer objects

What happens to the speed of particles in a substance as you increase its temperature?

• They increase

• They stay the same

• They stop moving

• They slow down

What is potential energy?

• Energy of motion

• Energy of position or condition

• Energy of sound

• Energy of light