Abeka 9th Science Test 4 Review P1

What is the name for a double-walled container with a vacuum separating the walls?

• Dewar Flask

• Cooler
• Hot Water Bottle

• Mug

What scientific principle says that natural processes tend to go toward less usable energy and greater disorder?

• First Law of Thermodynamics

• Principle of Energy Equivalence
• Law of Conservation of Energy
• Second Law of Thermodynamics

Which state of matter exists when temperatures are too high for matter to exist in its ordinary states?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Solid
• Plasma

What fundamental force is exerted on all objects that have mass?

• Friction
• Gravitational Force

• Nuclear Force

• Electromagnetism

What type of heat transfer causes the handle of a pot of boiling water to become hot?

• Convection
• Radiation
• Conduction

• Evaporation

What is a device that automatically regulates temperature called?

• thermostat
• air conditioner
• humidifier
• thermometer

The point at which molecules of a solid move fast enough to overcome the cohesion that holds them together is the ______ point.

• boiling
• sublimation
• condensation
• melting

The state in which no thermal energy is transferred between objects that are at the same temperature is called _________.

• thermal expansion
• thermal equilibrium
• thermal resistance
• thermal conductivity

Dissolving a solute in a liquid causes the boiling point of a substance to _______.

• decrease
• remain the same
• evaporate
• increase/elevate

The transfer of heat by moving fluids is called ________.

• convection
• radiation
• conduction
• insulation