8.2.2.3 Thermal Energy Transfer Quiz

What is a closed system?

• A system that exchanges matter or energy with the environment.

• A system that does not exchange matter or energy with the environment.

• A system that only exchanges energy with the environment.

• A system that only exchanges matter with the environment.

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What is the receiver object in thermal energy transfer?

• The object that gains the energy.

• The object that provides the energy transferred.

• The object that loses the energy.

• The object that remains at a constant temperature.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What does the term 'transfer' mean in academic vocabulary?

• To keep something in one place.

• To move something from one place to another.

• To create something new.

• To destroy something.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What happens to the thermal energy of food when it is heated in a microwave?

• It decreases.

• It remains the same.

• It increases.

• It fluctuates.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What happens to the particles in the bottom part of a hot pan when it is heated by a burner?

• They slow down

• They stop moving

• They gain kinetic energy and speed up

• They lose energy and cool down

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves called?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Insulation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the scientific term for waves that travel through empty space and through matter?

• Sound waves

• Electromagnetic waves

• Water waves

• Seismic waves

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What happens to the kinetic energy and temperature of the food when it absorbs thermal energy?

• Both decrease

• Both increase

• Kinetic energy increases, temperature decreases

• Kinetic energy decreases, temperature increases

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which method transfers thermal energy through solids, liquids, and gases?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

• Reflection

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

What is the definition of the term "method" according to the academic vocabulary?

• A mixture of gases

• A planned way of doing something

• A type of energy transfer

• A type of food

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