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Physics terms for science

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy transferred between objects

that are at different temperatures.

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Thermal equilibrium

2.

What is the boiling point of water?

a)

212F

b)

212C

c)

125C

d)

100C

3.

What is the freezing point of water?

a)

32C

b)

0C

c)

32F

d)

23F

4.

a measure of how hot (or cold)

something is.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal equilibrium

d)

Heat

5.

The point at which two objects that are touching reach the same temperature.

a)

Heat

b)

Temperature

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Thermal equilibrium

6.

The kinetic energy of a substances’ atoms

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Temperature

c)

Heat

d)

Thermal equilibrium

7.

What is a solid?

a)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome some of the attraction between them

b)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome nearly all of the attraction between them.

c)

Particles that do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them.

8.

What is a gas?

a)

Particles that do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them.

b)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome nearly all of the attraction between them.

c)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome some of the attraction between them.

9.

What is a liquid

a)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome some of the attraction between them

b)

Particles that do not move fast enough to overcome the strong attraction between them.

c)

Particles that move fast enough to overcome nearly all of the attraction between them.

10.

The transfer of energy due to the

movement of matter

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

11.

The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through DIRECT contact.

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

12.

Is the transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves.

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

13.

Gravitational Potential energy

a)

The energy of an object due to it's motion

b)

The amount of energy that an object has based on it's weight

14.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work

b)

To go to the park

c)

The ability to not do work

15.

What is Kinetic energy?

a)

The amount of energy that an object had based on it's weight

b)

The energy of an object due to it's motion

c)

The energy that transfer to hot to cold.

16.

Objects with the SAME charge

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

17.

Objects with DIFFERENT charges

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

18.

What is exothermic?

a)

When energy is absorbed.

b)

When energy transfer is Released

c)

When energy is not transfer

19.

What is Endothermic

a)

When energy transfer is absorbed.

b)

When energy is transfer.

c)

When energy transfer is released.

20.

What does an electric force depends on?

a)

Distance between charges

b)

The amount of distance

c)

The amount of charge

d)

None of them

21.

What are the units for KE and PE?

a)

(M) Meters

b)

(J) Joules

c)

(G) Grams

d)

(H) Height