Thermal Energy and Heat: Mastery Test

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. When a car is parked in hot sunlight, the temperature of the car’s seats __​ (a)   ____ and the thermal energy of the seats _​ (b)   _____.

• increases
• decreases

• remains the same

• fluctuates

• increases,

Select the correct arrows. Identify the arrows that show the correct direction of heat transfer.

Select the correct location on the image. Identify the area where convection is taking place.

Select the correct answer. Why are some pots and pans designed with wooden handles?

• Wood is a conductor.

• Wood has a high heat capacity.

• Wood is an insulator.

• Wood is an organic substance.

Select the correct answer. If you heat soup on a stove, what happens to the movement of the soup’s particles?

• The particles move slower.

• The particles move faster.

• There’s no change in the speed of particles.

• The particles stop moving.

Select the correct answer. Glenn is heating water in a teakettle. The hotter water at the bottom of the kettle rises. The cooler water near the top sinks and warms. Which kind of transfer of heat is this?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• transmission

Select the correct answer. The temperature of water in a beaker is 45°C. What does this measurement represent?

• the heat capacity of water

• the total thermal energy of water

• the average kinetic energy of water particles

• the total kinetic energy of water particles