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7th - Chapter 5 Test Thermal Energy

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

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)
0°C
c)
absolute zero
d)
273 K
3.
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
4.
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
5.
When you touch something that feels cold, 
a)
heat from your hand moves into the cold substance.
b)
coldness moves from the cold substance into your hand.
c)
it melts.
d)
it freezes.
6.
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
7.
You're holding hands with your best friend.  Your friend's hands are REALLY warm and yours are really cold.  After a few minutes, this has changed.  How might you explain what happened?
a)
The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through conduction.
b)
The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through conduction. 
c)
The cold energy from your hand transferred to your friend's hand through convection.
d)
The heat energy from your friend's hand transferred to your hand through convection.
8.

If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

a)

one reaches a temperature of zero

b)

they both have an equal temperature

c)

one runs out of energy

9.

When a popsicle melts, the particles in the popsicle _____.

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

10.

Observe the diagram. Which statement is true about the kinetic energy of the molecules in the containers?

a)

The molecules are moving faster in Diagram A

b)

The molecules are moving slower in Diagram A

c)

The molecules are moving at the same rate in both diagrams

11.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
12.

What happens to the temperature of a liquid in a cup when the average kinetic energy of the liquid particles decrease?

a)

It can either increase or decrease

b)

It is not affected at all.

c)

It decreases.

d)

If increases.

13.

The particles in a melting ice cube change from solid to liquid, but their temperature does not change. As the ice melts, the particles gain ______________________.

a)

thermal energy and potential energy

b)

potential energy and kinetic energy

c)

kinetic energy and thermal energy

d)

none of theses choices are correct

14.

A __________thermometer has a liquid that ___________ and rises in a glass tube when its temperature goes up.

a)

contracts

b)

decreases

c)

expands

d)

increases

15.

The Fahrenheit scale is the most widely used temperature scale.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The Fahrenheit scale is the most widely used temperature scale.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Water freezes at 0 degrees Fahrenheit.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

__________________ is the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy in the particles that make up a material.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Thermal energy

20.

_________________ is the energy stored in the interactions between object or particles.

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Mechanical energy

21.

_______________energy is the sum of the kinetic energy of an object in motion plus the gravitational potential.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Thermal

d)

Mechanical

22.

Particles whose average kinetic energy is large are moving at a(n) ______________ average speed than particles whose average kinetic energy is smaller.

a)

equal

b)

greater

c)

less than

d)

depends on object

23.

Two materials can have the same temperature but different thermal energy.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Heating only occurs when mechanical energy is transferred from one object to another.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The lowest possible temperature for any material is called ______________ zero.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

absolute

26.

On the Kelvin scale, water boils at 373 K.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called

a)

temperature

b)

thermal energy

c)

degrees

d)

mass

28.

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called

a)

heat

b)

temperatur

c)

motion

d)

momentum

29.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
30.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
31.
Hot objects begin to cool as-
a)
cooler air is transferred to the hot object.
b)
thermal energy in the object is transferred to the surrounding air.
c)
atoms in the object react with the oxygen in the air.
d)
thermal energy in the object cancels out energy in the air
32.

Which particles are moving fastest?

a)

Particles in ice.

b)

Particles in boiling water.

c)

Particles in water from the sink.

d)

Particles in steam.

33.
Molecular motion _________ when temperature is increased.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
34.

Walking on the hot sand on a beach

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

35.

A Ceiling fan forcing the warm air downward.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

36.

Feeling heat from a campfire

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

37.

Air in the atmosphere rising and falling

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

38.

Heat from the sun warming a swimming pool

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

39.

Heat from the hood of a car when you touch it

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

40.

Feeling the heat from a stove burner without touching it

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

41.

Boiling water moving in a circular motion

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

42.

Energy that is transferred by direct contact

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

43.

Energy that is transferred through a fluid where hot rises and cold sinks is known as __________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

44.

What is another name for thermal energy?

a)

thermal equilibrium

b)

heat transfer

c)

heat energy

45.

Which of the following is a type of energy that travels as electromagnetic waves and releases heat to it's surroundings?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiators

c)

Radaition

d)

Radiation

46.

_________________-- energy is the transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between the particles.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

47.

Radiation can occur in solids, liquids and gases, but cannot in empty space.

a)

True

b)

False; can

48.

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another is known as __________________.

a)

electromagenetic

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

convection

49.

______________ is the amount of thermal energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 kg of material by 1°C.

a)

Conduction

b)

absolute zero

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

50.

_____________ are considered to be good insulators, because thermal energy does not flow easily.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

All elements

d)

Vacuums

51.

_____________ are considered to be good conductors, because thermal energy flows easily.

a)

Metals

b)

Nonmetals

c)

All elements

d)

Vacuums

52.

When particles that have different kinetic energies collide, the particles that have higher kinetic energy transfer energy to the particles that have a (n) ________________ kinetic energy.

a)

lower

b)

equal

c)

greater

d)

higher

53.

Conduction will not stop until the thermal energy of all the particles that are in contact is ______________.

a)

lower

b)

equal

c)

greater

d)

more.

54.

Thermal insulators , such as the cloth of a seat belt, have a ___________ specific heat.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

equal

55.

Thermal conductors, such as the metal buckle on a safety belt, have a ____________specific heat.

a)

low

b)

high

c)

equal

d)

medium

56.

Water is an excellent conductor because it has a high specific heat, which makes it good for cooling

a)

True

b)

False; insulator

57.

Gas and liquids are both fluids.

a)

True

b)

False; only liquids

58.

_______________ occurs when there is an increase in a material's volume as the result of a temperature increase.

a)

Thermal contraction

b)

Thermal expansion

59.

_______________ occurs when there is a decrease in a material's volume as the result of a temperature decrease.

a)

Thermal contraction

b)

Thermal expansion

60.

Differences in density due to thermal expansion and contraction is what causes ____________ to occur.

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Electromagnetism

61.

The movement of fluids up and down in a cycle because of convection is called a convection_______ and this is what causes patterns in Earth's climate.

a)

currents

b)

electrons

c)

particles

d)

All choices are correct.

62.

Thermal expansion and contraction is most noticeable in _________________.

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

d)

All of these choices are correct.

63.

A device that converts electric energy into thermal energy ___________.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

64.

A device that is not efficient is ______.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

65.

A device that uses electric energy to pump thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

66.

Most ________________ contain a bimetallic coil.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

67.

Flat irons, coffee makers, and clothes irons are examples of_______________.

a)

heating appliances

b)

thermostats

c)

refrigerators

d)

heat engines

68.

A device that regulates the temperature of a system is a _____________________.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

69.

Kitchen refrigerators, toasters, coffee makers and ovens are equipped with ______________.

a)

heating appliances

b)

thermostats

c)

refrigerators

d)

heat engines

70.

A machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy is called a _____________________.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

71.

Thermal energy from inside transfers to the coolant, keeping the inside cold

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

72.

Typical automobile engines are known as ________________.

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

d)

heat engine

73.

_____________can not be created or destroyed.

a)

Heat

b)

Metal

c)

Energy

74.

Coolant in a refrigerator moves ____ energy from one place to another

a)

Heat

b)

Electric

c)

Thermal

75.

Computers and cell phones get hot when you use them because ___ energy is always converted into ____ energy in an electronic device.

a)

Heat;electric

b)

thermal;heat

c)

electric;thermal

76.

To _______ something is to force it into a smaller space.

a)

Cool

b)

Heat

c)

Compress

77.

Internal combustion engines use ________ energy to produce thermal energy.

a)

Electrical

b)

Chemical

c)

Mechanical

78.

A coffee maker is an example of a device that converts electric energy into thermal energy.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

In which of the following devices would you find a fluid called a coolant?

a)

heating appliance

b)

thermostat

c)

refrigerator

80.

A refrigerator works by __________

a)

destroying thermal energy

b)

moving thermal energy

c)

creating thermal energy

81.

Which energy transformation does NOT occur in a car's internal combustion engine?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to thermal energy

82.

Heating occurs when thermal energy __________________.

a)

transfers from a warm object to a cold object

b)

transfers from a cold object to a warm object

c)

in an object stays constant.

83.

In an automobile engine, only about _________ percent of the chemical energy gets converted into mechanical energy.

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20