Exploring Heat, Temperature, and Thermal Energy Concepts

What is thermal energy a measurement of?

• The average kinetic energy of particles

• The average potential energy of particles

• The total kinetic energy of particles

• The total potential energy of particles

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Which beaker has the greatest thermal energy if all contain 50 kilograms of a substance but have different temperatures?

• All have the same thermal energy

• Beaker C

• Beaker B

• Beaker A

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If three beakers are at the same temperature, which one has the greatest thermal energy?

• The beaker with the least mass

• All have the same thermal energy

• The beaker with the highest temperature

• The beaker with the most mass

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What is heat?

• The total kinetic energy of particles

• The average kinetic energy of particles

• The flow or transfer of thermal energy

• The potential energy of particles

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Which method of heat transfer involves the movement of fluids?

• Radiation

• All of the above

• Convection

• Conduction

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What does temperature measure?

• The average kinetic energy of particles

• The total kinetic energy of particles

• The flow of thermal energy

• The potential energy of particles

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Which temperature scale is used primarily by scientists and has no negative numbers?

• Kelvin

• Celsius

• Rankine

• Fahrenheit

At what temperature does water freeze on the Celsius scale?

• 0 degrees

• 32 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 273 degrees

What is the temperature at which water boils on the Fahrenheit scale?

• 373 degrees

• 32 degrees

• 212 degrees

• 100 degrees

What is absolute zero in Kelvin?

• 273.15 degrees

• 373 degrees

• 273 degrees

• 0 degrees

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