Which term refers to the energy of an object because of motion?

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• solar energy

• potential energy

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Which has a higher temperature, a huge pot of boiling water or a small pot of boiling water?

• the huge pot has a higher temperature

• the small pot has a higher temperature

• they have the same temperature

Which has more energy overall, a huge pot of boiling water or a small pot of boiling water?

• the huge pot has more energy overall

• the small pot has more energy overall

• they have the same amount of energy

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Why does the skin on your hand feel cold when you hold an ice cube?

• the ice cube is transferring cold to your hand

• the hand is losing thermal energy to the ice cube

• the ice cube is a good insulator

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Heat transfers from higher to lower temperatures because the energy is seeking thermal _____________

• equilibrium

• imbalance

• disorder

• chaos

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Feathers, wool, and rubber are good _____

• insulators

• conductors

• metals

• liquids

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Denser materials typically make good _____.

• sponges

• insulators

• conductors

• balloons

• frying pans

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The mitten: A thermometer inside a mitten will have a higher temperature than a thermometer on the table.

• True

• False

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The hot water in the cup eventually cooled down because of

• conduction

• thermal equilibrium

• heat transfer

• all of the above

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Heat naturally flows from a hotter object to a cooler environment until thermal equilibrium is reached. This best describes ____.

• insulation

• conduction

• radiation

• heat transfer

• convection

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