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Thermal Energy & Temperature

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is temperature?

a)

Average kinetic energy

b)

Total kinetic energy

c)

Energy transferred between two objects

d)

Heat

2.

What is thermal energy?

a)

Average kinetic energy of object

b)

Total kinetic energy of object

c)

Energy transferred from one object to the other

d)

Heat

3.

When measuring this, the SIZE of the object MATTERS. *The larger the object, the more of this it has.*

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Temperature

4.

Which of these glasses has a greater TEMPERATURE?

a)

Glass A

b)

Glass B

c)

They have the same temperature.

d)

Neither has a temperature.

5.

Which of these glasses has more THERMAL ENERGY?

a)

Glass A

b)

Glass B

c)

They have the same thermal energy.

d)

Neither has thermal energy.

6.

Which of these objects has the highest TEMPERATURE?

a)

Iceberg

b)

Ice cube

c)

Sun

d)

Boiling pot of water

7.

Which of these objects has the most THERMAL ENERGY?

a)

Iceberg

b)

Ice cube

c)

Sun

d)

Boiling pot of water

8.

Which of these objects has the highest TEMPERATURE?

a)

Iceberg

b)

Ice cube

c)

Boiling pot of water

d)

Monkey

9.

Which of these objects has the most THERMAL ENERGY?

a)

Iceberg

b)

Ice cube

c)

Boiling pot of water

d)

Monkey

10.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
11.
If the particles in an object have more kinetic energy, what must be true?
a)
The object's temperature is lower
b)
The object's temperature is higher
c)
The object moves faster
d)
The object is heavier
12.
Temperature____ as average kinetic energy decreases.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
all of the above
13.

The thermal energy of an object depends on what 2 factors?

a)

Temperature & Heat

b)

Temperature & Mass

c)

Mass & Heat

d)

Position & Potential