Thermal Energy Unit Test Review

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:

• conduction
• thermal energy
• temperature
• convection

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called:

• convection
• conduction
• insulation
• radiation

Which of the following is true of the Celsius scale?

• 0 degrees is the freezing point of water
• 32 degrees is the freezing point of water
• 0 degrees is absolute zero
• 212 degrees is the boiling point of water

Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

Which one has the most thermal energy?

• a cup of hot coffee
• a pot of soup boiling on the stove
• an ice cube in a glass of lemonade
• a bathtub full of warm water

Only matter that feels warm has thermal energy.

• True
• False

When particles of matter move quickly they:

• have more kinetic energy.
• have a higher temperature.
• feel warmer to the touch.
• all of the above

Absolute zero is shown as 0 on which scale?

• Fahrenheit
• Celcius
• Kelvin
• Centigrade

The more particles a substance has at a given temperature,

• the more thermal energy it has.
• the more degrees it has.
• the higher its temperature
• the more kelvins it has.

Water freezes at 32 degrees on which temperature scale?

• Celsius
• Kelvin
• absolute zero
• Fahrenheit