Thermal Energy Transfer Quiz

What is thermal energy?

• Energy from the movement of water particles

• Energy from the motion of particles in an object

• Energy from the motion of sound waves

• Energy from the air around us

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How does thermal energy transfer between objects?

• By gravity

• By the movement of particles in the air

• By conduction, convection, and radiation

• By electrical currents

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What happens when heat is added to a system?

• The temperature decreases

• The temperature stays the same

• The temperature may change and possibly change state

• The system will lose mass

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What is a closed system?

• A system that exchanges energy and matter with the environment

• A system that does not exchange energy or matter with the environment

• A system that only exchanges heat

• A system that changes the state of matter

What is an example of a closed system?

• A campfire

• A refrigerator

• A pond

• The atmosphere

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How does thermal energy transfer through conduction?

• By the movement of fluids

• By electromagnetic waves

• By particle collisions transferring energy

• By air currents

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What is convection?

• Heat transfer by particle collisions

• Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves

• Heat transfer through moving fluids (liquids or gases)

• Heat transfer through solid materials

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Which of the following is an example of convection?

• Heating a spoon in hot water

• The warmth from a fire

• Air circulating in an oven

• The transfer of heat from a metal spoon to your hand

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How does radiation transfer thermal energy?

• Through the movement of particles

• By electromagnetic waves

• Through direct contact between objects

• Through fluid movement

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What is an example of radiation?

• Heat from a stove heating water

• The warmth from the Sun

• Heat transfer through a metal spoon

• Heat moving through a solid material