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WorksheetsThermal Energy and How it is Transferfed
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
_________________________ is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material.
a)
thermal
b)
friction
c)
temperature
d)
expansion
2.
The movement of thermal energy from an object at a higher temperature to an object at a lower temperature is called ____________.
a)
thermal
b)
expansion
c)
temperature
d)
heat
3.
Thermal energy always moves from ____________ objects to ______________ objects.
a)
cooler, warmer
b)
warmer, cooler
c)
faster, slower
d)
slower, faster
4.
Thermal energy stops moving when the objects have the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Thermal energy keeps moving away from warmer objects to cooler objects until both are the same temperature.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Energy that moves particles of matter is
a)
temperature
b)
thermal energy
c)
heat
d)
friction
9.
Why does a diver wear a wet suit?
a)
To keep in thermal energy.
b)
To keep from getting cuts.
c)
To keep from sinking.
d)
To keep out cold.
10.
What does absolute zero mean?
a)
A failed quiz.
b)
The lowest temperature possible.
c)
The hottest temperature possible.
d)
A race.
11.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
12.
While rubbing your hands together on a cold day, you use friction to trasnform
a)
thermal energy into nuclear energy
b)
nuclear energy into electrical energy
c)
mechanical energy into thermal energy
d)
mechanical energy into electrical
13.
The law of conservation of energy states that
a)
no energy is destroyed
b)
energy can be destroyed
c)
energy is created
d)
some amount of energy cannot be accounted for
14.
The more particles an object has at a given temperature,
a)
the higher the temperature
b)
the more thermal energy it has
c)
the more degrees it has
d)
the more Kelvins it has
15.
heat is energy
a)
false
b)
true
16.
When a popsicle melts, the particles _____.
a)
gain thermal energy and speed up
b)
there are no particles in popsicles
c)
lose thermal energy and slow down
d)
stay the same
17.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
18.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a hot liquid or air that expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
19.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
20.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
21.
What heat transfer happens when you burn your hand by touching a fire?
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convectio
d)
I don't know!!!!!!!!!!!
22.
The way the heat is moving from the hot coffee is called...
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
insulation
d)
conduction
23.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
24.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
25.
Transfer of thermal energy through "space"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
Transfer of thermal energy through "flow"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
Transfer of thermal energy through "touch"
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
28.
What is NOT an example of an insulator in the kitchen?
a)
An oven mitt
b)
Pots and pans
c)
A wooden spoon
d)
A plastic measuring cup
29.
True or False: An insulator is a type of material that allows heat to escape from an object quickly.
a)
True
b)
False
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