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Temperature and Thermal Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do sidewalks and driveways have separators in them?

a)

So they are easier to remove and repair

b)

To allow them to expand in summer and contract in winter without cracking

c)

To save on the cost for concrete when pouring over large surfaces

d)

The gaps allow heat from below the ground to rise up and melt ice and snow in the winter

2.

Sand on the beach is hotter than water in the lake because it takes less energy for the sun to heat it. Sand has a lower ____________ than water

a)

Caloric content

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Temperature

d)

Specific heat

3.

The handle of an iron skillet gets very hot on the stove. That is because the metal handle is a good

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Mediator

d)

Transmitter

4.

This frying pan has a PLASTIC handle which doesn't get as hot, because plastic is a good

a)

Insulator

b)

Conductor

c)

Mediator

d)

Transmitter

5.

Molecules do THIS when they heat up

a)

Move faster

b)

Move closer together

c)

Get larger

d)

All of the above

6.

A golfer hits a ball across a green, and it stops JUST BEFORE it went in the hole. Why did it stop moving?

a)

It ran out of energy

b)

A constant force was necessary to keep it moving across the green

c)

Friction caused it's mechanical energy to turn into heat energy

d)

The force of gravity balanced out with the putter's force which cancelled out the ball's motion

7.

Which temperature scale uses Absolute Zero as its standard?

a)

Fahrenheit

b)

Celsius

c)

Kelvin

d)

Hendrix

8.

Mr. Johnson's cheap cooler only kept his soda cold for 6 hours (before all the ice melted). Why?

a)

The heat energy inside the cooler went to the outside

b)

The coldness escaped to the outside of the cooler

c)

The heat energy outside the cooler went to the inside

d)

Plastic is a poor insulator of heat energy

9.

Mrs. Johnson got him a Yeti cooler for Valentine's Day- which keeps soda cold ALL WEEKEND! Why does it work better?

a)

It is a much better conductor of heat energy

b)

It prevents air molecules from getting inside the cooler

c)

It stops the motion of molecules inside the cooler

d)

It is better insulated to prevent heat energy from getting inside

10.

What Law states that energy can't be CREATED or DESTROYED, but it can be CHANGED?

a)

Kinetic Law of Matter

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Equivalent Energy