Review for Physics Unit 3B Test

Entropy can be considered as a measure of the _______ of useful energy.

• decrease

• spreading out

• disorder

• availability

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The Sun warms us by __?__.

• conduction

• convection

• induction

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

−273.15°C is known as __?__.

• absolute zero

• the freezing point

• the point of radiation

• specific heat

__?__ is the process by which kinetic energy is transferred when particles collide.

• Thermal conduction

• Convection

• Heat transfer

• Radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

__?__ is the state in which the rate of energy flow between two objects is equal and the objects are at the same temperature.

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Temperature limit

• Thermal equilibrium

• Thermometry

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The thermal energy needed to vaporize 1 kg of a liquid is called the __?__.

• boiling point

• heat of fusion

• heat of vaporization

• specific heat

The amount of energy needed to melt 1 kg of a substance is called the __?__.

• boiling point

• heat of fusion

• heat of vaporization

• specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which can remove thermal energy from a colder object and add it to a warmer object?

• dishwasher

• microwave

• oven

• refrigerator

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

The __?__ law of thermodynamics states that the change in thermal energy of an object is equal to the heat that is added to the object minus the work done by the object.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Absolute zero is best described as the temperature at which

• water freezes at standard pressure.

• water is at its triple point.

• the molecules of a substance have maximum kinetic energy.

• the molecules of a substance have minimum kinetic energy.