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Chapter 5 Thermal Energy Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ is the transfer of thermal energy that causes a metal spoon in hot liquid to get hot.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Heat
2.
The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another is called _________.
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
radiation
d)
potential
3.
A light can be used to keep food warm because it transfers thermal energy by __________.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
brightness
4.
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is
a)
created
b)
destroyed
c)
conserved
d)
created and destroyed
5.

A _____ is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.

a)

Solar Panel

b)

Heat engine

c)

Hydrothermal collector

d)

Thermal Insulator

6.

_____ is the study of the relationships between heat, work and thermal energy.

a)

Specific Heat

b)

Heat

c)

Temperature

d)

Thermodynamics

7.

A _____ is a device that transforms the Sun's radiant energy into thermal energy.

a)

Solar Collector

b)

Geo thermal collector

c)

Active heating

d)

Passive Heating

8.

The energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of a material by 1 degree Celsius is a material's _____.

a)

Temperature

b)

Melting point

c)

Specific Heat

d)

Thermal energy

9.

The _____ states that thermal energy can be transferred from a cooler location to a warmer location only when work is done.

a)

First Law of thermodynamics

b)

Second Law of thermodynamics

c)

Thermal energy conversion

d)

Heat equation

10.

Thermal energy is transferred slowly through a _____.

a)

Thermal Conductor

b)

Solid

c)

Thermal insulator

d)

Heat engine

11.

If work is greater than heat in a system, then what must be true about the object that is the system?

a)

Its total energy is decreasing

b)

Its total energy is constant

c)

Its total energy is increasing

d)

Its total energy increases, then decreases.

12.

In which device is fuel burned inside chambers called cylinders?

a)

Internal combustion engine

b)

External combustion engine

c)

Heat pump

d)

air conditioner

13.

During which phase of a four-stroke engine are waste gases removed?

a)

Power stroke

b)

Intake stroke

c)

Compression Stroke

d)

Exhaust Stroke

14.

Which material is a poor thermal insulator?

a)

Iron

b)

Feathers

c)

air

d)

plastic

15.

Which device transfers thermal energy from a cooler region to a warmer region?

a)

Solar Panel

b)

Refrigerator

c)

internal combustion engine

d)

thermal conductor

16.

Which term describes the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object?

a)

Temperature

b)

Specific Heat

c)

Potential energy

d)

Thermal energy

17.

Which is energy that is between objects due to a temperature difference between those objects?

a)

Heat

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

18.

_____ is the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between the particles that make up matter.

a)

Heat

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

19.

_____ is the transfer of thermal energy in fluid by the movements of warmer and cooler fluid.

a)

Heat

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

20.

_____ is the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, such as light and microwaves.

a)

Heat

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

21.

Think back to the Convection lab, in the beaker of water cooler water did what when we added food coloring to watch it?

a)

Rose to the top

b)

Sunk to the bottom

c)

Went across the beaker

d)

Stayed around the ice

22.

Calculate the Thermal energy: How much thermal energy is needed to raise the temperature of 2 Kg of water from 25 oC to 75oC? (Hint: the specific Heat of water is 4,200)

a)

840,000 J

b)

210,000J

c)

100 J

d)

420,000J

23.

Calculate the Final Temperature: 125 g of water in a glass is at 10.0oC when an ice cube is placed in the glass. What is the temperature of the water after it has transferred 4,200 J of Thermal energy to the ice cube? (HINT* mass needs to be in Grams)

a)

5.0oC

b)

10oC

c)

0oC

d)

2.0oC

24.

When you have windows facing the sun what type of heating is this considered?

a)

Passive Solar

b)

Active Solar

c)

Solar generation

d)

Radiation Capture

25.

Did Convection currents form in the Foam cup when we put the warm beaker on top?

a)

NO

b)

YES

c)

SOME

d)

ONLY FOR COUPLE MINUTES