Thermal Energy Quiz

What is the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves, like those of the Sun?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

• Temperature

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A temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees is used in the USA. What is this scale called?

• Kelvin

• Fahrenheit

• Celsius

• Absolute Zero

The coldest temperature that can be reached is the temperature at which all molecules stop moving. What is this temperature called?

• Radiation

• Heat

• Temperature

• Absolute Zero

What is any substance that can flow (liquid or gas)?

• fluid

• density

• fat

• radiation

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What is the cycle in which convection causes the rising of heated fluid and sinking of cooled fluid?

• conduction

• convection current

• radiation

• thermal energy

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What is a material through which thermal energy flows easily?

• radiation

• thermal energy

• thermal conductor

• conduction

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What is the decrease in a material's volume when its temperature decreases called?

• thermal energy

• convection

• thermal expansion

• thermal contraction

The total kinetic energy of all of the particles in an object is known as what?

• kinetic energy

• temperature

• thermal energy

• heat

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The transfer of thermal energy from one place to another that occurs in fluids (liquids and gases) is called:

• Radiation

• Temperature

• Conduction

• Convection

Movement of energy from one place or object to another is known as:

• kinetic energy

• conduction

• thermal energy

• energy transfer

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