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6th: 4.1: Thermal Energy, Heat, and Temperature

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object

a)

thermal energy

b)

heat

c)

temperature

2.

the total potential and kinetic energy of all the particles in an object

a)

thermal energy

b)

heat

c)

temperature

3.

the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an substance

a)

thermal energy

b)

heat

c)

temperature

4.

total or internal energy

a)

thermal energy

b)

temperature

c)

heat

5.

the SI unit for energy

a)

joule (J)

b)

meter (m)

c)

newton (N)

d)

gram (g)

6.

Which statement is correct?

a)

heat is transferred from a warm object to a cool object until they both balance out

b)

heat is transferred from a cool object to a warm object until they both balance out

c)

hot stays hot and cold stays cold

7.

What is absolute zero? Choose 2.

a)

the lowest temperature possible

b)

0 degrees Kelvin

c)

0 degrees Celcius

d)

0 degrees Fahrenheit

8.

Two different objects at the same temperature. . .

a)

would have the same amounts of thermal energy.

b)

can have different amounts of thermal energy.

9.

What can cause something to have greater thermal energy? Choose 2.

a)

larger size

b)

smaller size

c)

higher temperature

d)

lower temperature

10.

If all the items below have the same temperature, then which one would have the most thermal energy?

a)

same temperature means they would all have the same thermal energy

b)

a small cup of hot tea

c)

a gallon of hot tea

d)

a bathtub full of hot tea

11.

If you were heating up two different dishes of the same macaroni, which would would take the longest to heat up?

a)

a small dish of macaroni

b)

a large dish of macaroni

12.

Why would a bathtub full of hot water be more dangerous than a cup of hot water if they are the same temperature? Choose 2.

a)

a bathtub contains more water and has more thermal energy

b)

a bathtub of hot water would be hotter even at the same temperature

c)

a bathtub of hot water could transfer more heat to you

d)

a bathtub of hot water would cool off faster

13.

How do you convert from Kelvin to Celsius?

a)

Kelvin temperature - 273

b)

Kelvin temperature + 273

c)

Celsius -273

14.

What determines an object's thermal energy? Choose 3.

a)

potential energy and/or arrangement of particles

b)

state of matter

c)

amount of matter and type of matter

d)

how much the object weighs

e)

how expensive an object is

15.

When a substance has started changing state, its . . .

Choose the two that are correct.

a)

temperature changes but thermal energy stays the same

b)

temperature stays the same but thermal energy changes

c)

particles rearrange

16.

You run outside in your socks on a cold winter's day. Why do your feet get cold?

a)

warmth left your feet and went into the ground

b)

cold from the ground went into your feet

17.

Why does a pond take longer to freeze over than a puddle would? Choose 2.

a)

the pond has more thermal energy

b)

the puddle has more thermal energy

c)

the pond has less thermal energy

d)

the puddle has less thermal energy

18.

There is a small glass of very hot water and a large bathtub full of hot water that is a slightly lower temperature. Which has more thermal energy?

a)

Bathtub: more particles of water

b)

Small Glass: hotter temperature

19.

How can a lower temperature substance have MORE thermal energy than a higher temperature substance?

Choose 2.

a)

there is more of the lower temperature substance

b)

there is less of the lower temperature substance

c)

there is less of the higher temperature substance

d)

there is more of the higher temperature substance