Thermal Energy Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a number that summarizes a set of data by adding all the numbers in a list and dividing by the number of numbers?

• Median

• Mode

• Average

• Range

What are tiny organisms made of a single cell called?

• Viruses

• Bacteria

• Fungi

• Algae

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What is it called when something becomes different over time?

• Stability

• Change

• Equilibrium

• Transfer

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The moment when two objects hit each other is called a (a)  

• Collision
• Transfer
• Equilibrium
• Stability

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What is the ability to make things move or change?

• Matter

• Energy

• Temperature

• System

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is a balanced state in which a system is stable, such as when two or more samples are at the same temperature?

• Stability

• Equilibrium

• Change

• Transfer

What is water that is underground called?

• Surface water

• Groundwater

• Rainwater

• Seawater

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

To reach a conclusion using evidence and reasoning means to (a)   .

• Infer
• Transfer
• Change
• Stabilize

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What is the energy that an object has because it is moving?

• Potential energy

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Chemical energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Energy

• Matter

• Temperature

• System

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