Temperature and Thermal Energy

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

Which two options are a result of convection currents in the air on Earth?

• Storm systems

• Clouds

• Electromagnetic waves

• Tides

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Which of the following statements about thermal energy is true?

• As you hold a cup of hot water your hands cool the water.

• As you hold a glass of cold milk, the cold travels to your hand.

• As you hold a cup of cold milk, your hand cools the milk.

• As you hold a cup of hot water, the heat moves to your hand.

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A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:

• thermal energy

• conduction

• convection

• temperature

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What tool do we use to measure temperature?

• Thermometer

• Ruler

• Balance

• Magnifying Glass

What is the total energy of all of the particles in an object?

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Temperature

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The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called:

• heat

• temperature

• motion

• momentum

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In heat transfer, heat always moves from the ________ object to the ________ object.

• Hotter/Colder

• Colder/Colder

• Colder/Hotter

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What is the process called when a solid changes to a liquid?

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Melting

• Condensation

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What term describes a liquid changing to a solid?

• Deposition

• Sublimation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

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