Thermal Energy Quiz

Thermal energy is the __________ kinetic energy of the particles in an object.

• total

• average

• minimum

• maximum

Thermal energy __________ as temperature increases.

• decreases

• remains constant

• increases

• fluctuates

Temperature can be measured in degrees __________.

• Celsius (°C)

• Kelvin (K)

• Fahrenheit (°F)

• All of the above

One kelvin is the __________ size as one degree of Celsius.

• same

• double

• half

• triple

The lowest temperature on the Kelvin scale is 0 K, about __________ °F, which is called absolute zero.

• -273

• -459

• 0

• 32

As the temperature of an object increases, what happens to the average speed of the particles in motion?

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It increases

• It becomes zero

What determines the thermal energy of a substance at a given temperature?

• The volume of the substance

• The shape of the substance

• The mass (number of particles) of the substance

• The color of the substance

Which beaker of water has more thermal energy?

• Beaker A

• Beaker B

• Both have the same thermal energy

• Cannot be determined from the information given

Which beaker of water has the greater temperature?

• Beaker A

• Beaker B

• Both have the same temperature

• Cannot be determined from the information given

Heat is thermal energy that flows from something at a ________ temperature to something at a ________ temperature.

• higher, lower

• lower, higher

• constant, variable

• variable, constant