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Heat vs. Temperature

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.

a)

electrical energy

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

temperature

2.

Water freezes at 320 on which temperature scale?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Absolute Zero

3.

Absolute zero is shown as 0 on which scale?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Centigrade

4.

Which of the following is true of the Celsius scale?

a)

212o is the boiling point of water

b)

0 degrees is absolute zero

c)

0 degrees is the freezing point of water

d)

32o is the freezing point of water

5.

No more energy can be removed from matter at (where particles cease to move)

a)

its freezing point

b)

0oC

c)

absolute zero

d)

273 K

6.

The more particles a substance has at a given temperature,

a)

the higher its temperature

b)

the more thermal energy it has

c)

the more degrees it has

d)

the more Kelvin it has

7.

Heat, like work, is an energy transfer measured in

a)

watts

b)

degrees

c)

Joules

d)

Kelvin

8.

Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

9.

Heated air moves from the baseboard heaters to the rest of the room in a process called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

10.

The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

11.

Heat transfer occurs (Heat travels from...)

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.

12.

A material that does not conduct heat well is called a(n)

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

metal

d)

radiator

13.

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 Kelvin is called its

a)

heat transfer

b)

specific heat

c)

change of state

d)

melting point

14.

The process in which matter expands when heated is known as

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

thermal expansion

d)

vaporization

15.

One common application of thermal energy is

a)

a toaster oven

b)

a microwave oven

c)

a refrigerator

d)

a thermometer

16.

It is impossible to reach absolute zero.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Matter has moving particles that create thermal energy from friction. This is why absolute zero can never be reached.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

On humid days we feel cooler than dry days.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Only radiant energy that is absorbed by the Earth is converted to ______________ energy.

a)

chemical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

20.

Which insulator keeps the jar of hot water the warmest?

a)

fabric

b)

bubble wrap

c)

paper

d)

foil