Thermal Energy Test Review

After an hour in the cooler, the sodas get colder and the ice gets warmer. Which of the following explains these changes correctly?

• The coldness is leaving the ice and going into the soda.

• The heat is leaving the ice and going into the soda.

• The coldness is leaving the soda and going into the ice.

• The heat is leaving the soda and going into the ice.

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The molecules of which of the following would have the most kinetic energy?

• an ice cube

• a cold glass of water

• a warm cup of tea

• boiling water

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Which type of heat transfer happens when you get a sunburn during a baseball game?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Which type of heat transfer is used when a shirt is ironed?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

If you drop red hot metal into a pool of room temperature oil, what statements are true about heat transfer between the two objects?

• Heat flows from the oil into the metal.

• Heat flows from the metal into the oil.

• There is no heat flow between the metal and the oil.

• Heat flows back and forth between the metal and the oil simultaneously.

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Which form of energy transfer do you see when you boil water?

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Solar

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As the temperature of air increases, what happens to the speed of its molecules?

• Their speed will increase because the particles have more kinetic energy

• Their speed will decrease because the particles have more kinetic energy

• Their speed will increase because the particles have less kinetic energy

• Their speed will decrease because the particles have less kinetic energy

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During this phase change the water is going from a ______ to a ______.

• Liquid to Gas

• Solid to Liquid

• Gas to Liquid

• Liquid to Solid

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Which of the following would be the best at transferring thermal energy?

• styrofoam cup

• rubber floor mat

• a metal spoon

• a tree branch

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As molecules of water boil and become steam, how does their kinetic energy change?

• they can't have kinetic energy

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases

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