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Thermal energy & Waves Revision

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thermal energy always moves from ___________ to __________.

a)

Hot to Hot

b)

Cold to hot

c)

Warmer to cooler

d)

Cooler to warmer

2.

 The faster molecules move, 

a)

the less temperature

b)

the same temperature

c)

I don't know

d)

the higher the temperature

3.

What is heat?

a)

a form of light

b)

a form of energy

c)

a measure of how old or cold something is

d)

I don't know

4.

Energy is stored as ________________ in the foods we eat. It is also stored in batteries and in a match that is used to light a candle. 

a)

Mechanical energy

b)

Electrical energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

5.

What happens when something gains heat?

a)

it becomes hotter

b)

it becomes colder

6.

Which of the following is used for measuring temperature?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

phalangometer

d)

thermometer

7.

The motion of atoms or molecules within a substance

a)

temperature

b)

thermal energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

solid

8.

In the situation illustrated, how will heat energy move? Heat energy will be transferred from –

a)

the water to the hot plate by convection.

b)

the water to the hot plate by conduction.

c)

the hot plate to the water by convection.

d)

the hot plate to the water by conduction.

9.

When particles are heated they begin to ____.

a)

mover slower

b)

move faster

c)

move up

d)

jump out of the pot

10.

The Greek prefix thermo- means _____.

a)

thermometer

b)

heat

c)

sun

d)

microwave

11.

Why would the temperature of boiling water be higher than the temperature of ice water?

a)

Because the particles in the boiling water aren't moving at all.

b)

Because the particles in the boiling water are moving slower.

c)

Because the particles in the boiling water are moving faster.

d)

Because the particles in the boiling water are moving at the same speed.

12.

When thermal energy is applied to an ice cube, it _____.

a)

freezes

b)

stays the same

c)

tastes better

d)

melts

13.

 

If a cup of hot chocolate is put in the microwave, would that add or remove thermal energy to the hot chocolate.

a)

Thermal Energy is Added

b)

Thermal Energy was Removed

14.

Energy is defined as

a)

power

b)

food

c)

ability to produce heat

d)

ability to do work or cause change

15.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

mass

c)

energy

d)

I don't know

16.

What types of waves can travel through empty space AND mediums?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

I don't know

17.

Which 2 types of waves require a medium to travel?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Light

d)

None of them

18.

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

a)

X-ray

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Sound

19.

What medium do sound waves travel fastest through?

a)

Liquids

b)

Solids

c)

Gases

d)

None of them

20.

The height of a wave from its resting point (B).

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

21.

The length of a wave, from crest to crest or trough to trough. (D)

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

22.

The number of waves passing a given point each second is:

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

23.

What is the correct formula for wave speed?

a)

Wave speed = frequency x wavelength

b)

Wave speed = amplitude x wavelength

c)

Wave speed = amplitude x period

d)

Wave speed = frequency x period

24.

As wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave:

a)

become wider

b)

become shorter

c)

get farther apart

25.

y.If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

26.

_ energy.If a wave has a short wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

d)

I don't know

27.

 

What is a wavelength?

a)

Is the same as the electromagnetic spectrum

b)

The distance from one crest to another crest

28.

Describe the location of visible light on the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

It is made of multiple colors of light in the middle of the spectrum.

b)

It is next to the radio waves.

29.

Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

A

b)

D

30.

Which of the following best describes gamma waves?

a)

Short wavelength, high energy, high temperature

b)

Long wavelength, low energy, low temperature

31.

What happens to the frequency of a wave when wavelength increases?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

32.

Which statement best describes visible light?

a)

a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum

b)

only light emitted by astronomical objects

33.

thermal energy can also be called ---------

(a)  

34.

thermal energy changes when heat is -------- to or from the object

(a)  

35.

heating a substance can cause its particles to move more ------

(a)  

36.

temperature can be measured with

(a)  

37.

what the SI unit for temperatur

(a)  

38.

How does heat move?

a)

In many directions

b)

from warm places to cooler places

c)

from cold places to warm places

d)

Both B and C

39.

How does heat energy reach the Earth from the Sun

a)

Convection

b)


Radiation

c)


Conduction

d)


Insulation

40.

Which of the following is not a method for heat transfer

a)


Radiation

b)


Insulation

c)


Conduction

d)

Convection

41.

What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?

a)

Convection

b)


Electromagnetic waves

c)


Radiation

d)


Conduction

42.

This is a form of energy that causes materials to become warmer or hotter.

a)


Temperature

b)


Heat

c)

Thermometer

d)

None of them

43.

A disturbance that transfers energy is know as

a)

frequently

b)


amplitude

c)


wave

d)

wavelength

44.

A medium is

a)


a material through which the energy of the wave moves from one place to another

b)


a material through which the energy of the wave does not transfer

c)


a way in which brightness is measured

d)


when a wave encounters a boundary

45.

A wave that travels through a medium due to the motion of matter is called a

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)


transverse wave

c)


sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

46.

A light wave is

a)

a sound wave

b)

a mechanical wave

c)


an electromagnetic wave

d)


a transverse wave

47.

What does a wave not do?

a)

Transfers energy from place to place

b)


Spreads out from the energy source

c)

Travel through matter

d)


Transfers matter from place to place

48.

What type of wave can ONLY travel through matter?

a)

A medium wave

b)


A mechanical wave

c)


A transverse wave

d)


An electromagnetic wave

49.

Which of these is not a type of mechanical wave?

a)


A universal wave

b)


A longitudinal wave

c)


A transverse wave

d)

None of them

50.

Which of these is an example of a mechanical wave?

a)


Gamma ray

b)


Sound wave

c)


A radio wave

d)

Colored light

51.

What is a transverse wave?

a)


A wave where the disturbance is parallel to the direction of the wave

b)

A wave where the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of the wave

c)


A wave that only goes up and down

d)

A wave that only goes left and right

52.

What is a longitudinal wave?

a)


A wave where the disturbance is parallel to the direction of the wave

b)

A wave where the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction of the wave

c)

A wave that only goes up and down

d)


A wave that only goes left and right