Heat Transfer & Temperature

Which of these tools is used to measure temperature?

• scale

• 
  beaker

• 
  thermometer

• microscope

When you measure the average kinetic energy in a substance, you are measuring its

• 
  liquid.

• 
  thermometer.

• 
  heat.

• 
  temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these is not a major temperature scale?

• 
  Fahrenheit

• 
  Celsius

• 
  Kelvin

• 
  Ohm

On the Celsius scale, water freezes at ________ degrees.

• 
  -10

• 
  100

• 10

• 0

The temperature scale most often used in the United States is

• 
  Kelvin

• Celsius

• 
  Fahrenheit

• 
  none of the above

The temperature at which all molecular motion stops is called

• absolute zero

• ultimate freeze

• 
  the boiling point

• 
  the freezing point

When molecules are exposed to heat, they

• begin to slow down.

• stop moving completely.

• start to move faster.

• explode.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The energy made from the movement of molecules is called ________ energy.

• kinetic

• potential

• chemical

• geothermal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

There are _______ different methods of heat transfer.

• 
  two

• three

• 
  four

• 
  five

Conduction is the transfer of heat through

• 
  air and liquid.

• 
  empty space.

• 
  direct contact

• electromagnetic waves.