12-1: Thermal Energy and Heat

Work is a transfer of

• energy.

• force.

• mass.

• motion.

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Which of the following increases when an object becomes warmer?

• chemical energy

• elastic potential energy

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

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Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in

• specific heat

• phase

• temperature

• waste heat

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What property of an object is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in that object?

• specific heat

• mass

• conducitvity

• temperature

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As the temperature of an object rises, so does the

• kinetic energy of the object.

• mass of the object.

• thermal energy of the object.

• potential energy of the object.

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Which quantity has the unit ^oC (degrees Celsius)

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

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The flow or movement of thermal energy from one place to another is called

• temperature

• thermal energy

• heat

• Kelvin

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Heat flows from a region of ________ temperature to a region of ___________ temperature

• lower to higher

• higher to lower

• smaller to taller

• lesser to greater

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Thermal energy will flow between two objects at different temperatures until the two objects reach a point of ​ (a)  

• equilibrium
• stopping
• reverse flow

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A material that conducts heat poorly is called a(n)

• insulator.
• conductor.
• metal.
• radiator.