Thermal Energy and Heat

True or False: At the freezing point, the particles in an object have no kinetic energy.

• True

• False, it should be absolute zero.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

True or False: On the Celsius temperature scale, there are no negative numbers.

• True

• False, it should be Kelvin

True or False: The more particles an object has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has.

• True

• False, it should be less

True or False: Object A is much larger than Object B, but both are made of the same material. If both objects are at the same temperature, the thermal energy of Object A is the same as the thermal energy of Object B.

• True

• False, it should be greater than

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

True or False: When heat is absorbed by an object, the speed of the particles in the object is unchanged.

• True

• False, it should be increases

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called _______.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

_________________is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Most of the world uses the ___________ temperature scale.

On the __________ temperature scale, water boils at 212°.

The amount of thermal energy in an object depends on its________________________ the number of particles in it, and how those particles are arranged.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4