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Thermal Energy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name

Class

Date

How does air travel?

they don't travel

hot to cold

cold to hot

All of the above

What is the difference between heat and temperature?

a. Temperature measures the motion of molecules, and heat is the energy of that motion

b. Temperature is measured by a thermometer, and heat is measured by a barometer

c. Heat is measured in calories, and temperature is measured in joules

d. Heat is caused by the sun, and temperature is caused by conditions in the atmosphere

Why is there more thermal energy in an iceberg than in a pot of boiling water?

a. The pot insulates the heated molecules

b. Most icebergs are fairly warm to the touch

c. Icebergs contain many more molecules than pots of water

d. Water does not hold heat very well

Kinetic Energy is the energy of _________

thermal

movement

potential

atoms

Thermal energy is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

total potential

average potential

average kinetic

total kinetic

Temperature is the __________ _________ energy of moving particles

average potential

average kinetic

total potential

total kinetic

Objects with MORE MASS have______________

lower potential energy

lower number of atoms

higher thermal energy

higher temperature

Temperature is a way we ____________ energy

eat

measure

gain

lose

As temperature increases, molecules _____________

move slower

move the same

move faster

stop moving

10.

A student was doing a science investigation in school. Her teacher asked her to fill two beakers with water. What would be the temperature of the water when it started to boil?

100 degrees celsius

50 degrees celsius

32 degrees celsius

20 degrees celsius

11.

Which has more thermal energy?

teaspoon of boiling water

bowl of boiling water

bathtub of boiling water

12.

Thermal energy always moves from hot to cold.

true

false

13.

What is a unit of temperature?

Celsius

Joule

Calorie

Pizza

14.

To measure the temperature difference between two cups of water, you would use a _____.

measuring cup

ruler

thermometer

balance scale

15.

Which choice has the least thermal energy?

bathtub full of warm water

all the water in Earth's oceans

swimming pool full of cool water

cup of hot cocoa

16.

No more energy can be removed from matter at:

its freezing point

0°C

absolute zero

273 K

17.

If you wanted to cool a pot of tea and a cup of tea from 80C to 75C, which would take longer to cool?

The pot of tea

The cup of tea

Both would take the same amount of time

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Thermal Energy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 16mins

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