Thermal

Thermal

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Thermal

Thermal

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS3-3, MS-PS1-4, MS-PS3-4

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

heat always transfers from

right to left

left to right

hot to cold

cold to hot

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

temperature

thermal energy

degrees

mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

What happens to particles as they heat up?

They slow down

Nothing

They don't move

They speed up

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called___.

conduction

insulation

convection

radiation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main difference between heat and temperature?

Heat is a measure of the total energy of molecular motion in a substance, while temperature is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance.

Heat is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance, while temperature is the total energy of molecular motion in a substance.

Heat can only be transferred between objects of the same temperature, while temperature can vary between objects.

Heat is always measured in Joules, while temperature is always measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

6.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The arrows inside the pot show ​ (a)  

convection

radiation

conduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

In a lava lamp, the warm part rises and the cool part sinks.  This is an example of 

heat computation

convection

conduction

radiation

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