Thermal Energy and Temperature

What happens to particles (atoms) as they heat up?

• They slow down

• Nothing

• They don't move

• They speed up

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Jenny poured some hot chocolate into a cup and stirred it with a metal spoon.  She noticed the spoon was really warm.  What is the best explanation for this?

• The spoon is a conductor.

• The spoon reflects heat.

• The spoon is an insulator.

• She touched the spoon first and waited to touch the cup.

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Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?

• from the hand to the ice

• from the ice to the hand

• heat is not being transferred

• there is no way to tell

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

• heat Transfer

• temperature

• motion

• momentum

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Identify the type of energy represented by the illustration.

• Nuclear Energy

• Elastic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

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Which of the following is a characteristic of thermal energy?

• It is always conserved

• It can be completely converted into work

• It increases with the motion of particles within an object

• It is the same as temperature

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What type of energy is primarily involved in heating and cooling processes?

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Electrical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

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A measure of the average energy in an object is called

• thermal energy

• conduction

• convection

• temperature

What happens to particles (atoms) as they cool down?

• They slow down

• Nothing

• They don't move

• They speed up

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -

• from your hand to the stove

• from the stove to your hand

• It doesn't transfer

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