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Thermal Equilibrium

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
heat always travels from _____ to ______ objects
a)
hot to cold
b)
cold to hot
c)
cold to cold
d)
hot to hot
2.

You leave your cold spoon in a hot bowl of oatmeal. What happens after an hour?

a)

The temperature of both the oatmeal and the spoon stay the same

b)

The spoon and the oatmeal become the same temperature

c)

Only the temperature of the oatmeal will change

d)

Only the temperature of the spoon will change

3.

Nik Nazim put ice in his water. Which idea do you think best explains why the water got cold?

a)

The coldness from the ice moved into the water

b)

The coldness and the heat moved back and forth until the water cooled off.

c)

The heat from the water moved into the ice.

d)

The water does not cool of

4.

After taking a hot shower, Nik Nazim steps out of the shower onto the tile floor. The tile felt cold to his feet. Which explanation below best describes James' experience?

a)

Heat from his feet is transferred to the tile floor

b)

Heat from the tile floor is transferred to his feet

c)

Cold from the tile floor is transferred to his feet

d)

Cold from his feet is transferred to the tile floor

5.

What is the BEST reason cooking pots are made out of the materials aluminum, copper, and sometimes glass?

a)

They are able to stop the flow of heat.

b)

They are good conductors of heat.

c)

They keep the same amount of heat.

d)

They are good insulators of heat.

6.
Why does a metal lawn chair get hot in the sun when the grass sitting in the same sunlight remains cool to the touch?
a)
Heat travels easily through plants but not metals.
b)
Heat travels easily through both plants and metals.
c)
Heat travels easily through metal objects but not through plants.
7.

Temperature is a measure of the...

a)

total energy in a substance

b)

total kinetic energy in a substance

c)

average potential energy in a substance

d)

degree of hotness of an object

8.
High temperature is connected to:
a)
Low kinetic energy.
b)
High kinetic energy.
c)
Zero net energy.
d)
Equal kinetic energies.
9.

Nik Nazim uses an uncalibrated laboratory thermometer to determine the temperature of a liquid. Calculate the temperature of the 

a)

13.3

b)

23.3

c)

51.4

d)

43.3

10.
a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

11.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.
a)

D

b)

A

c)

C

d)

B

13.
a)

B

b)

A

c)

D

d)

C

14.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

16.
a)

B

b)

A

c)

C

d)

D

17.
a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

A

18.
a)

C

b)

D

c)

B

d)

A

19.
a)

C

b)

B

c)

A

d)

D

20.
a)

C

b)

D

c)

A

d)

B