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Energy & Heat

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called 
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
motion
d)
momentum
2.
No more energy can be removed from matter at
a)
its freezing point. 
b)
0ºC.
c)
absolute zero.
d)
273 K.
3.
The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed into another,
a)
energy is destroyed in the process.
b)
no energy is destroyed in the process. 
c)
energy is created in the process.
d)
some amount of energy cannot be accounted for.
4.
The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called 
a)
temperature.
b)
thermal energy.
c)
degrees.
d)
mass.
5.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called 
a)
thermal energy. 
b)
conduction.
c)
convection. 
d)
temperature. 
6.
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called
a)
conduction. 
b)
convection.
c)
radiation.
d)
conservation. 
7.
Heat transfer occurs 
a)
in many directions.
b)
both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.
c)
only from warm objects to colder ones.
d)
only from cold objects to warmer ones.
8.
A solid, such as bismuth, has 
a)
a definite shape, but not a definite volume. 
b)
a definite shape and a definite volume.
c)
a definite volume, but not a definite shape.
d)
neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.
9.
In a system, when energy is transformed from one form to another,
a)
some energy is always destroyed.
b)
new energy is created.
c)
the total energy is conserved.
d)
all energy changes to friction. 
10.
Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects in a process called
a)
conduction.
b)
convection.
c)
radiation.
d)
insulation. 
11.
A student lists three temperature measurements: 100°F, 100°C, and 100 K. Of the three measurements, 100 K is the highest temperature.
a)
True
b)
False; 100°C
c)
False; 100°F
12.
If heat is removed from a system, the temperatures of substances in the system increase.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Chemical energy is potential energy stored in bonds between atoms.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The more particles a substance has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
If heat is transferred from Object A to Object B, the temperature of Object B decreases.
a)
False; Increases
b)
True
c)
False; Stays the same