Heat & Energy Transfer Vocabulary Test

A student holds an ice cube in her hand. Over time, her hand feels cold because the heat from her hand moves into the ice cube. This is an example of:

• Thermal Energy

• Heat

• Conduction

• Reflectivity

A teacher explains that the faster the particles of a substance move, the hotter it feels. Which vocabulary word BEST describes this measurement?

• Temperature

• Conductivity

• Convection

• Expansion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A bottle of soda is left in the freezer. When it freezes, it bursts the cap off. This is because the water particles expanded when:

• Heated

• Cooled

• Compressed

• Stopped moving

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A scientist measures the total energy from the movement of particles in a piece of metal. She is measuring its:

• Temperature

• Conductivity

• Thermal Energy

• Insulation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A solid block of iron is heated on one side. After a while, the other side also becomes hot. This process of heat moving through the solid is called:

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Expansion

Students are asked to draw how particles look inside a gas. They show particles spread out far apart. Which term BEST describes how particles are lined up or spaced apart?

• Particle Arrangement

• Particle Movement

• Reflectivity

• Conductivity

A scientist notices that when a metal cools, its particles slow down and move closer together. This process is known as:

• Expansion

• Contraction

• Conduction

• Minimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A teacher demonstrates that when water is heated, the molecules move faster. This increase in speed is called:

• Conduction

• Convection

• Particle Movement

• Reflectivity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A metal rod is heated, and the particles inside begin to vibrate faster and bump into nearby particles. What is transferring through the rod?

• Reflectivity

• Conductivity

• Heat

• Contraction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Students compare two objects: one has particles moving slowly and another has particles moving very quickly. The difference they’re observing is due to:

• Particle Arrangement

• Temperature

• Reflectivity

• Minimize

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1