(Savvas 16.1) Ch. 16.1 Thermal Energy and Matter

Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another as the result of a difference in _________.

• temperature

• pressure

• volume

• mass

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Choose the letter of each sentence that is true about heat.

• a. Heat is a fluid that flows between particles of matter.

• b. Heat flows spontaneously from hot objects to cold objects.

• c. Friction produces heat.

• d. The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another is heat.

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Choose the options that describe temperature

• How hot or cold an object is compared to a reference point.

• A measure of climate

• Average kinetic energy of an object.

• A synonym for heat

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Is the following sentence true or false? On the Celsius scale, the reference points for temperature are the freezing and boiling points of water.

• True

• False

Circle the letter of each sentence that explains what happens when an object heats up.

• Its particles move faster, on average.

• The average kinetic energy of its particles decreases.

• Its mass increases.

• Its temperature increases.

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What is thermal energy?

• The total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object

• The energy stored in chemical bonds

• The energy from nuclear reactions

• The energy from electrical currents

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Thermal energy depends upon the ________________, ________________, and ________________ of an object.

• Thermal energy depends upon the temperature, mass, and specific heat capacity of an object.

• Thermal energy depends upon the volume, density, and pressure of an object.

• Thermal energy depends upon the color, shape, and texture of an object.

• Thermal energy depends upon the speed, velocity, and acceleration of an object.

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Is the following sentence true or false? (a)   Two substances can be the same temperature and have different thermal energies. (b)  

• True

• False

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(a)   occurs when matter is heated, because particles of matter tend to move further apart as temperature increases.

• Expansion
• Contraction

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Which of the following describes thermal expansion?

• Temperature increases, space between particles increases, volume increases.

• Temperature decreases, space between particles decreases, volume decreases.

• Temperature increases, space between particles decreases, volume decreases.

• Temperature decreases, space between particles increases, volume increases.

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