Temperature vs Heat

Which of these objects contains the most heat?

• A small acorn

• A large tree trunk

• A handful of fallen leaves

• A tiny twig

Which is higher in temperature?

• A cup of hot chocolate

• A snowman

• A block of ice

• A snow-covered tree

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Heat is the _______ of energy.

• Transfer

• Measure

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Temperature is the ________ of energy.

• Transfer

• Measure

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Water freezes at 32⁰ on which temperature scale?

• Fahrenheit

• Celsius

• Kelvin

• Absolute Zero

What is temperature?

• Average kinetic energy

• Total kinetic energy

• Energy transferred between two objects

• Heat

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Which is not a unit of temperature

• degrees Fahrenheit

• degrees Kelvin

• degree Celius

• degrees centigade

What is the difference between heat and temperature?

• Heat affects only liquids, temperature affects solids, liquids, and gases

• They are the same

• Temperature is the total energy, and heat is the average energy

• Heat is the total kinetic energy, and temperature is the average kinetic energy

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What is temperature defined as in physics?

• The heat content of a substance

• The speed at which molecules vibrate

• The average kinetic energy of its vibrating molecules

• The total kinetic energy of vibrating molecules

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Why does a single particle not have a temperature?

• Because it does not vibrate

• Because temperature is a macroscopic property

• Because it cannot be measured

• Because it has no kinetic energy