WorksheetsThermal Energy
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Temperature is usually measured in
a)
Grams with a scale
b)
Degrees with a calorimeter
c)
Grams with a thermometer
d)
Degrees with a thermometer
2.
Heat is a flow of energy from an object at a warmer temperature to an object
a)
With more kinetic energy
b)
That has more mass
c)
That has less mass
d)
At a lower temperature
3.
Conduction is the process that moves energy through
a)
Electromagnetic waves in empty space
b)
Movement of large numbers of particles in the same direction within a liquid or gas
c)
Objects in direct contact
d)
Waves separated by a vacuum
4.
Suppose that you are at the beach. Energy from the Sun reaches you mainly through
a)
Conduction
b)
Insulation
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation
5.
What slows the flow of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object?
a)
An insulator
b)
A conductor
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Kinetic energy
6.
What is absolute zero?
a)
It is the lowest possible temperature
b)
It is zero on the Fahrenheit scale
c)
Absolute zero does not exist
d)
It is zero on the Celsius scale
7.
On a hot sunny day, you return to your car after a baseball game. The inside of the car is very hot. How did the car get so warm?
a)
Specific heat
b)
Convection
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
8.
What factors determine the thermal energy that an object contains?
a)
The temperature of the object
b)
The total amount of particles in the object
c)
How the particles are arranged in the object
d)
All of the options are correct
9.
This is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Heat cannot be transferred through electromagnetic waves
10.
Which statement correctly describes the direction of heat flow?
a)
Heat flows from a warmer object to a cooler object
b)
Heat flows from a cooler object to a warmer object
c)
Heat flows between two objects at the same temperature
d)
Thermal energy can only be absorbed by cool objects
11.
______________________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object?
a)
Convection currents
b)
Expansion
c)
Temperature
d)
Radiation
12.
This is the type of heat transfer that occurs only in fluids, such as air and water.
a)
Convection
b)
Expansion
c)
Conduction
d)
Radiation
13.
Tristan burned himself when he picked up a hot pan from the stove. What method of heat transfer caused the burn?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Specific Heat
d)
Radiation
14.
A circular flow of warmer fluid and cooler fluid is called a(n):
a)
Conduction current
b)
Thermal expansion
c)
Specific heat
d)
Convection current
15.
Which of the following are ways that heat can be transferred?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the choices are correct
16.
_____________________ is the total energy of all the particles in the object (PE + KE of the particles).
a)
Temperature
b)
Specific heat
c)
Thermal Expansion
d)
Thermal Energy
17.
______________________ is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1 Kelvin degree.
a)
Temperature
b)
Specific heat
c)
Thermal Expansion
d)
Thermal Energy
18.
Which of the following can be classified as a good conductor of thermal energy?
a)
Air
b)
Wool
c)
Silver
d)
Wood
19.
Water freezes and 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees on this temperature scale?
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Kelvin
d)
There is no temperature scale in which that occurs
20.
What freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees on this temperature scale.
a)
Celsius
b)
Fahrenheit
c)
Celsius
d)
There is no temperature scale in which that occurs
21.
If Lake Superior and a glass of water both have a temperature of 52 degrees, which has the most thermal energy?
a)
Glass of water
b)
Lake Superior
c)
They have the same amount of thermal energy
d)
There is no way to tell which one has more thermal energy
22.
______________ is the increase in the volume of a substance due to an increase in temperature.
a)
Temperature
b)
Thermal expansion
c)
Specific heat
d)
Heat
23.
The movement of thermal energy from an area of high temperature to an area of low temperature.
a)
Heat
b)
Thermal energy
c)
Heat engine
d)
Conduction
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