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Heat and Temperature Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between heat and temperature? (Think scientific terms!) 
a)
Heat is thermal energy, temperature measures the average speed of particles
b)
Heat it something hot, temperature is how hot or cold something is
c)
Heat has to do with particles, temperature does not 
2.
Which is NOT a point of the particle model of matter?
a)
All matter is made of tiny particles
b)
Particles increase their energy output when they collide
c)
Particles have spaces between them
d)
Particles are always moving
3.
In which state of matter are particles moving the fastest and are far apart?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
4.
Conduction is...
a)
Heat transfer through solids
b)
Heat transfer through fluids
c)
Heat transfer through waves 
5.
Convection is...
a)
Heat transfer through solids
b)
Heat transfer through fluids
c)
Heat transfer through waves 
6.
Radiation is...
a)
Heat transfer through solids 
b)
Heat transfer through fluids
c)
Heat transfer through waves 
7.
What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation 
8.
What type of heat transfer is this? 
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation 
9.

Solar energy, wind power, hydroelectric power and geothermal energy are all examples of...

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Renewable energy sources

c)

Non-renewable sources of energy

10.

Heat is a form of energy that

a)

moves from cooler to warmer objects

b)

moves from warmer to cooler objects

c)

the temperature on a hot day

d)

the temperature of a hot object

11.

The most common temperature scale around the world, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees, is called the __________________________ scale.

a)

Celsius

b)

Pound

c)

Kelvin

d)

Fahrenheit

12.

You find that the temperature of H2O is 0 degrees celsius. What possible states of matter could the water be at this temperature? Check all that apply!

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

13.

An instrument mesurement to measure temperature is...

a)

Neraca ohauss

b)

Vernier caliper

c)

Ruler

d)

Thermometer

14.

Convert 293°K to °C?

a)

20°C

b)

50°C

c)

80°C

d)

110°C

15.

Convert 27°C to °K?

a)

100°K

b)

150°K

c)

250°K

d)

300°K

16.

Water boils at higher temperatures at higher altitudes?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is absolute zero?

a)

The freezing point of water.

b)

The lowest number on a thermometer.

c)

The boiling point of water.

d)

The coldest possible temperature.

18.

What is the ideal human body temperature?

a)

32 degrees

b)

39 degrees

c)

37 degrees

d)

30 degrees

19.

Which measure device would be used to control a furnace, air conditioner, oven, or refrigerator?

a)

Infrared Thermogram

b)

Thermocouple

c)

Recording Thermometer

d)

Bimetallic Strip

20.

What measuring device would be used to measure temperature change over a long period of time?

a)

Infrared Thermogram

b)

Bimetallic Strip

c)

Thermocouple

d)

Recording Thermometer

21.

What measuring device would be used to measure extremely high temperatures?

a)

Infrared Thermogram

b)

Thermocouple

c)

Bimetallic Strip

d)

Recording Thermometer

22.
The liquid in a thermometer ______________ as the temperature increases.
a)
expands
b)
disappears
c)
freezes
d)
explodes
23.
Many objects, such as train tracks and road joints, are specifically designed to allow extra space for ...
a)
thermal energy
b)
specific heat
c)
thermal expansion
d)
conductors
24.
What happens to air particles when they are heated?
a)
Particles move faster and expand
b)
Particles move faster and become closer together.
c)
Particles move slower and the air expands
d)
Particles move faster become further apart
25.
A bimetallic strip is made up of _____________________ welded together.
a)
two metals of the same kind 
b)
two different metals that expand and contract unequally
c)
two different metals that expand and contract equally
26.
How do gases behave in a container?
a)
Cluster together
b)
form a solid
c)
They take the shape of their container
d)
leak out 
27.
What sorts of things are made of particles?
a)
Everything in the universe
b)
Anything solid
c)
Water 
d)
Most solids, liquids and gases. 
28.
Which state of matter can be compressed?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
29.

All liquids:

a)

have a fixed volume and take the shape of their container.

b)

have a fixed volume and a fixed shape.

c)

will spread out until their volume has doubled.

d)

can change their volume but not their shape.

30.

The temperature at which a substance changes states from a solid to a liquid

a)

Freezing point

b)

Melting point

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

31.
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?
a)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
b)
Nothing can exchange energy
c)
Energy will increase over time.
d)
Energy will decrease over time.
32.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
33.

Why do balloons get bigger and sometimes burst when they get hot?

a)

The balloon melts.

b)

The gas in the balloon expands because the gas particles are moving faster as they heat up.

c)

The gas in the balloon contracts because the gas particles are moving faster as they heat up.

d)

The heat makes a hole in the balloon.

34.
Particles in a _____________ are tightly packed together.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
plasma
35.

What is increasing as time increases in general?

a)

State of matter

b)

Temperature

c)

Melting point

36.
What state of matter is segment 5?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
37.

What is a main difference between boiling and evaporation?

a)

Boiling requires an outside power source and the evaporation process is internal.

b)

Evaporation takes place at one temperature, boiling takes place at all temperatures.

c)

Boiling takes place at one temperature, evaporation takes place at all temperatures.

d)

Boiling takes can only occur through mechanical methods.

38.
When a gas forms directly from a solid, skipping the liquid phase. it is called
a)
deposition
b)
sublimation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
39.
The change from a gas to a liquid is called 
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
deposition
40.
In which state of matter are particles moving the slowest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
gummy bears
41.
What is it called when the state of matter changes from a liquid to a solid?
a)
Vaporization
b)
Freezing
c)
Condensation
d)
Melting
42.

A substance's melting point is the same as its

a)

freezing point.

b)

condensation point.

c)

boiling point.

43.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
44.
In convection, WARM air
a)
Rises
b)
Sinks
45.

The term fluids generally applies to:

a)

solid and liquid

b)

liquid and gas

c)

solid and plasma

d)

water only

46.
What type of energy transfer is most likely responsible when a plant converts the suns energy into food?
a)
Chemical to Solar
b)
Solar to chemical
c)
Light to electrical
d)
Electrical to chemical
47.

True or False. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, rather it is transformed from one energy type to another.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Which form of heat transfer occurs between two surfaces or objects that are in direct contact?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

49.

This form of heat transfer travels through electromagnetic waves. You can usually FEEL the heat from this source.

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

50.

What are the two types of solar heating systems?

a)

active

b)

hot

c)

passive

d)

cold

51.

What helps heat from escaping in both active and passive solar heating systems?

a)

good conductors

b)

good insulation

c)

good cupboards

d)

good refrigerators

52.

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

a)

They are stored

b)

They are burned

c)

They are melted

d)

They are frozen

53.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
54.
What is a greenhouse gas?
a)
a gas created from a plant
b)
gas that causes the atmosphere to get warmer
c)
a green colored gas
d)
a gas that kills you right away
55.

Fossil Fuels (choose ALL that apply)

a)

considered nonrenewable resources

b)

cause pollution in the atmosphere

c)

are renewable resources

d)

oil, coal and natural gas

56.

This is the simultaneous production of both electricity and steam or hot water in the same plant.

a)

cogeneration

b)

photovoltaic cells

c)

global warming

d)

active solar system

57.

When an environment has a higher than normal temperature, it is referred to as...

a)

thermal pollution

b)

thermal extra

c)

dead heat

d)

potential energy