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Heat and Temperature

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is condensation?

a)

Water changes from a gas to a liquid

b)

water rises

c)

Water changes from a liquid to a gas

d)

particles are moving because they are hot

2.

What is Volume?

a)

the amount of space a substance takes up

b)

How hot or cold something is

c)

How hot or cold the particles are

d)

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

3.

What is Thermal Energy?

a)

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

b)

the energy that transfers from a substance whose particles have a higher kinetic energy to a substance whose particles have a lower kinetic energy

c)

the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance

d)

particles are moving very quickly

4.

What is Heat Energy?

a)

the amount of space a substance takes up

b)

is the form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures

c)

The temperature of particles

d)

How fast particles are moving

5.

What are the three types of Matter?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Expand

d)

Gas

e)

Contract

6.

What is Heat?

a)

The energy that transfers from a substance whose particles have a higher kinetic energy to a substance whose particles have a lower kinetic energy

b)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

c)

The total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance

d)

Particles have lower kinetic energy and a lower temperature

7.

Which fact is not true?

a)

particles are always moving

b)

particles have spaces between them

c)

Adding heat to matter makes the particles move faster

d)

As a liquid expands, its volume decreases

8.

Particles have a a lower kinetic energy and a (a)  

temperature

9.

True or False. Energy is not a substance. It cannot be seen, weighed or take up space

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False. As the liquid expands, its volume increases

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is Thermal Conduction?

a)

the process of transferring thermal energy by the direct collisions of the particles

b)

Particles are moving because of heat

c)

Particles are closely packed together

d)

the amount of space a substance takes up

12.

What is Thermal Expansion?

a)

The process of expansion of a substance caused by an increase in thermal energy

b)

The total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance

c)

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

d)

The motion of the particles decreases when the temperature decreases

13.

Heat loss causes matter to ________. Heat gain causes matter to ________.

a)

contract ; expand

b)

expand ; contract

c)

stay ; change

d)

change ; stay

14.
How heat is transfered?
a)
From high to low temperature
b)
From low to high
c)
Up to down
d)
Left to right
15.

A device that measures temperature. 

a)
Thermal energy
b)
Temperature
c)
Thermometer
d)
Heat
16.

As energy in the form of heat is added to an ice cube, it begins to melt. What causes melting.

a)

Heat causes the molecules to expanded and forces them apart.

b)

Heat removes thermal energy from the ice cube and causes it to become liquid water.

c)

Adding energy causes the bonds between the hydrogen and oxygen in the ice cube to break.

d)

The transfer of thermal energy to the ice cube causes its molecules to move faster.

17.

Which of these processes is the result of the motion of particles in a gas or liquid?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

insulation

d)

radiation

18.

A toaster warms a bagel for breakfast. What type of thermal energy transfer is occuring?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

transformation

19.

At room temperature water is a liquid. How could the water be changed to a solid?

a)

add heat

b)

remove heat

c)

decrease density

d)

increase density

20.

Using the picture. What was the change in the system?

a)

air was added to the system

b)

heat was added to the system

c)

water was added to the system

d)

particles were added to the system

21.

How does heat transfer when you hold an ice cube in your hand?

a)

from the cold ice cube to your warm hand

b)

the cold ice cube makes your hand cold

c)

from your warm hand to the cold ice cube

d)

very carefully

22.
A jacket is a good example of an . . .
a)
Insulator
b)
Investigator
c)
Insider
d)
Interrogator
23.
What is the BEST example of a conductor?
a)
A plastic toy
b)
A wooden table
c)
A styrofoam cup
d)
A metal shed
24.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above