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Thermal Energy Vocab (ESL)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ __________ = the kinetic energy of the atoms in an object

a)

vibration

b)

specific heat value

c)

thermal energy

2.

__________ = the difference in the amount of heat between two objects

a)

temperature

b)

conduction

c)

heat

3.

__________ = moving back and forth

a)

radiation

b)

vibration

c)

thermodynamics

4.

__________ = an instrument to measure temperature

a)

convection

b)

thermal energy

c)

thermometer

5.

__________ = the flow of energy; heat moves from high to low

a)

heat

b)

calorimeter

c)

specific heat value

6.

__________ __________ __________ = how much energy is needed to make a material hotter

a)

specific heat value

b)

absorb

c)

vibration

7.

__________ = a device to measure how much heat is produced

a)

conduction

b)

calorimeter

c)

insulator

8.

__________ = thermal energy transferring from one object to another by touching

a)

thermodynamics

b)

entropy

c)

conduction

9.

__________ = the transfer of thermal energy in a fluid

a)

convection

b)

thermometer

c)

reflect

10.

__________ = thermal energy moving by electromagnetic waves

a)

heat

b)

absorb

c)

radiation

11.

__________ = the relationship between energy and the work it can do

a)

temperature

b)

flow

c)

thermodynamics

12.

__________ = energy can flow through it

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

heat

13.

___________ = energy cannot flow through it

a)

reflect

b)

vibration

c)

insulator

14.

__________ = not in order; not organized

a)

entropy

b)

temperature

c)

thermal energy

15.

__________ = send back energy

a)

flow

b)

convection

c)

reflect

16.

__________ = take in energy

a)

absorb

b)

specific heat value

c)

conductor

17.

_________ = motion of a gas or liquid

a)

entropy

b)

flow

c)

calorimeter