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Thermal Energy

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The particles of a gas move ____than the particles of the same substance in the liquid or solid state.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
same speed
2.
What is the freezing point on the celsius scale?
a)
0
b)
32
c)
100
d)
-100
3.
Thermal energy and temperature are the same.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
5.

What type of thermal energy transfer is warming the man from the fire?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Heat

6.

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point A?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

None of the above

7.

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point B?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Kinetic

8.

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring at point C?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Heat

9.

What type of thermal energy transfer is occurring when you are warmed by the sun?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Solar

10.

In this example, explain the movement of thermal energy in the glass.

a)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the glass

b)

Heat is moving from the lemonade to the ice

c)

Cold is moving from the ice to the lemonade

d)

Cold is moving from the ice to the glass

11.

Copper wire is a good example of a _____________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Metal

d)

Thermometer

12.

This Styrofoam cup is a good example of a _________.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Drinking device

d)

Solid

13.

What type of material slows the transfer of thermal energy?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Conductors

d)

Insulators

14.

What type of material efficiently transfers thermal energy?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Insulator

d)

Conductor

15.

An iron transfers heat to clothing through ___________.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Electricity

16.
Gloves help keep your hands warm in winter because:
a)
They are conductors of heat.
b)
They are fuzzy.
c)
They are conductors of electrical energy.
d)
They are insulators.
17.
An object that doesn't conduct heat well is known as:
a)
a conductor
b)
an insulator
18.
Thermal energy travels...
a)
Hot to cold
b)
Cold to hot
c)
Inside to outside
d)
Outside to inside
19.
A great conductor of energy is:
a)
wood
b)
plastic
c)
metal
d)
cloth
20.
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
21.

Particles in a __________ move quickly and the substance has no definite shape or volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

22.
__________ have a definite volume and tend to take the shape of their container. 
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
23.
Which phrase best describes the particles in a solid?
a)
not moving
b)
very far apart
c)
vibrating in place
d)
able to slip past one another
24.

Which temperature scale is based on the phase changes of water?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Degrees

25.

the forces of attraction that hold atoms together within a molecule.

a)

Velcro

b)

Intermolecular forces

c)

Intramolecular forces

d)

Polarity

26.

Kinetic Molecular Theory

a)

all matter is made of particles that are constantly moving

b)

the measure of average kinetic energy of a molecule

c)

energy of movement

d)

the total amount of kinetic energy in a substance

27.

Thermal energy

a)

all matter is made of particles that are constantly moving

b)

the measure of average kinetic energy of a molecule

c)

energy of movement

d)

the total amount of kinetic energy in a substance

28.

Kinetic Energy

a)

all matter is made of particles that are constantly moving

b)

the measure of average kinetic energy of a molecule

c)

energy of movement

d)

the total amount of kinetic energy in a substance

29.

Temperature

a)

all matter is made of particles that are constantly moving

b)

the measure of average kinetic energy of a molecule

c)

energy of movement

d)

the total amount of kinetic energy in a substance

30.

Particles in a __________ vibrate very slowly and have definite shape and volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

31.

Which temperature scale is based on absolute zero?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Celsius

32.

Which temperature scale is most commonly used in the US and very few other places?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Fahrenheit

c)

Celsius

33.

Absolute zero is _____

a)

the temperature at which water freezes

b)

the coldest theoretical temperature

c)

the boiling point of water

d)

the coldest temperature recorded on earth

34.

A glass of water has ____ thermal energy than a lake at the same temperature.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

d)

impossible to say

35.

What is the correct value of absolute zero on the three major temperature scales?

a)

0 K, -273 C, -459 F

b)

0 K, 0 C, 0 F

c)

373 K, 100 C, 212 F

d)

273 K, 0 C, 32 F

36.

What is the correct value of the freezing point of water on the three major temperature scales?

a)

0 K, -273 C, -459 F

b)

0 K, 0 C, 0 F

c)

373 K, 100 C, 212 F

d)

273 K, 0 C, 32 F

37.

What is the correct value of the boiling point of water on the three major temperature scales?

a)

0 K, -273 C, -459 F

b)

0 K, 0 C, 0 F

c)

373 K, 100 C, 212 F

d)

273 K, 0 C, 32 F

38.

At what temperature point are Celsius and Fahrenheit the same?

a)

0

b)

-40

c)

273

d)

100

39.

If you are holding a hot cup of coffee, what direction will the heat move?

a)

from the coffee cup to my hands

b)

from my hands to the coffee cup

c)

from the cold air to the coffee cup

d)

heat will not move

40.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a convection current?

a)

Lava lamp

b)

Wind

c)

Ocean currents

d)

Bonfire

41.

In the morning on a beach, which direction is the wind blowing?

a)

from the ocean to the beach

b)

from the beach to the ocean

c)

there is no wind

d)

unable to determine

42.

In the evening on a beach, which direction is the wind blowing?

a)

from the ocean to the beach

b)

from the beach to the ocean

c)

there is no wind

d)

unable to determine

43.

Warm, less dense air _____

a)

rises

b)

sinks

c)

both

d)

neither

44.

Cool, more dense air _____

a)

rises

b)

sinks

c)

both

d)

neither

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