RHS PS Ch 5 Test

Thermal energy is the ____ of the particles that make up a system.

• total energy

• temperature

• potential energy

• average kinetic energy

Which conducts thermal energy most effectively?

• gas

• solid

• plasma

• liquid

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____ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of all particles in an object.

• Radiation

• Temperature

• Density

• Conduction

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Refrigerators use the process of _____ to remove thermal energy from the interiors.

• evaporation

• compression

• sublimation

• combustion

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The transfer of energy through matter by the direct contact of particles is called _____.

• radiation

• confluence

• conduction

• convection

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Which is an internal combustion engine?

• air conditioner

• forced air heating system

• gasoline engine in a car

• early steam locomotive

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Any material that flows is a ______.

• Fluid

• Gas

• Solid

• Plasma

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A(n) _________ transforms radiant energy from the Sun into thermal energy.

• Photosynthesis

• Solar Panel
• Thermal Collector

• Heat Exchanger

________ is the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.

• Conduction

• Radiation
• Refraction

• Convection

Which heating systems use fuel to heat a mass of surrounding air that is blown through a series of ducts?

• forced air

• electrical

• solar

• radiator

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