Thermal Energy

Which of the following temperatures is NOT possible?

• 2 K

• -274 °F

• -100 °C

• -5 K

Which of the following does NOT describe an external combustion engine?

• The fuel is burned outside of the engine

• It converts heat energy to mechanical energy

• Pistons move inside cylinders

• An example is the automobile engine

Temperature is a measure of the average ____________________ of each particle within an object.

• kinetic energy

• state

• heat

• conduction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of these is NOT a way of transferring heat?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• insulation

Radiation is the transfer of energy by...

• convection currents

• direct contact

• electromagnetic waves

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Specific heat is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of...

• 1 joule of a substance by 1 kelvin.

• 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 kelvin.

• 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 joule.

• 1 gram of a substance by 1 °F.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Liquids have...

• no definite shape and no definite volume.

• definite volume, but no definite shape.

• definite volume and definite shape

• definite shape, but no definite volume.

Which of the following is NOT a change of state?

• water flowing

• water boiling

• ice cream melting

• dew condensing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A substance generally expands when its ______________ increases.

• specific heat

• melting point

• conduction

• thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Absolute zero is...

• 273 K

• 0 K

• 373 K

• -273 K