Light, Thermal Energy and Geology

The states of matter are

• solid
• solid, liquid
• solid, liquid, gas
• solid, liquid, juice

What term describes the measure of the average motion of the particles in a substance?

• mass
• temperature
• volume
• juice

What term describes the average energy of motion of all particles in a substance?

• thermal energy
• conduction
• temperature
• thermal equilibrium

As the energy of particles of matter increases, the distance between particles ________.

• decreases
• increases
• remains constant
• doesn't do anything

At higher temperatures:

• particles in an object have less energy
• particles in an object move faster

Which form of matter take the shape of a container like this juice?

• liquid
• solid
• glass
• gas

Which state of matter is described as having fast-moving high energy particles that are far apart?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• Kansas

what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body

• conduction
• convection
• density
• radiation

heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects

• hot to cold
• cold to hot
• cold to cold
• hot to hot

you get sunburned because of _______

• conduction
• convection
• radiation