Thermal Energy and Particle Motion Quiz

When Henry touches a metal spoon that has been sitting in a pot of boiling water, what is the process called when heat is transferred directly through the spoon to his hand?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Emma is heating a pot of water on the stove. What happens to the water molecules as thermal energy is added?

• They slow down

• They stop moving

• They speed up

• There is no effect

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During a science class, Scarlett was asked to identify what is measured to determine how hot or cold an object is. What should she choose?

• Transfer

• Stability

• Temperature

• Weather

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Abigail is observing a block of ice. The particles in the ice:

• Vibrate in place

• Slide past one another

• Overcome the strong attraction

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When James looks at a straw in a glass of water, it appears bent at the surface. What is the term for this bending of the wave as it passes through at an angle from air to water?

• Medium

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Interference

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Grace accidentally drops her book from a table. Which energy transformation occurs as the book falls?

• Chemical to sound and heat

• Kinetic to sound and heat

• Electrical to sound and heat

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Lily is heating a pot of water on the stove. As the thermal energy increases, what change in state is happening to the water?

• Melting

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Freezing

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Maya is observing how her soup heats up on the stove. She notices that the heat is spreading through the soup as it moves around in the pot. Which of the following processes is responsible for this heat transfer?

• Conduction

• Convection

• Radiation

Hannah is observing a pot of water on the stove. What happens to the average kinetic energy of the water molecules as the temperature of the water increases?

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It increases

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Hannah pushes a box across the floor. Which of the following describes the process of energy transfer in this scenario?

• Effort

• Potential

• Kinetic

• Work

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