Thermal Energy

_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Specific Heat
• Radiation

Calculate the energy transferred when raising the temperature of 16kg of water by 3˚C (c=4,186 J/(kg K))

• 785 J
• 1.26*10^5 J
• 2.2 kJ
• 2.0*10^5 J

In terms of differences in temperature between objects in thermal contact, in what direction does heat flow?

• from hot temperature to cold temperature
• from cold temperature to medium temperature
• from cold temperature to hot temperature
• from hot temperature to medium temperature

If water heats slower than sand, then ----- is said to have a higher specific heat capacity.

• Sand

• Water

• They both have the same specific heat capacity.

What is the total of all the energies in a substance?

• The kinetic energy
• The internal energy
• The potential energy

What is the symbol for Thermal Energy?

• Q
• t
• m
• C

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ∆mct
• m=QC

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?

• 60ºC
• 40ºC
• -60ºC
• -40ºC

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4