HOMS Review: Thermal Energy

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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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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The temperature of a substance increases as___.

• the substance expands
• the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
• the substance's volume increases
• the substance's mass increases

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If the particles that make up an object begin to move quickly, their average kinetic energy _____ and the object's temperature _____.

• increases, falls

• increases, rises

• decreases, rises

• decreases, falls

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Energy that moves particles of matter is 

• temperature
• thermal energy
• heat
• friction

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Energy that moves particles of matter is 

• temperature
• thermal energy
• heat
• friction

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What do you mean by "absolute zero"?

• The coldest possible temperature.

• The hottest possible temperature.

• The mean or average of the hottest possible temperatures in the world.

• The mean or average between hottest and coldest possible temperature in the world.

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What happens when molecules reach absolute zero?

• The molecules move and stop alternately.

• The molecules stop moving.

• The molecules start moving.

• The molecules continue to move.

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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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How does heat flow?

• Always from cold to warm
• Always from warm to cold
• Both warm to cold & cold to warm
• It depends on the temperature

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