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Thermal energy test review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Conduction can only occur between two objects when –
a)
one object is less dense than the other.
b)
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
c)
one of the objects is made of a metal.
d)
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
2.
Which of the following is an example of conduction?
a)
Solar energy warming a room.
b)
Heat rising from the coils of a stove.
c)
Hot air drying a wet towel.
d)
Heat moving from a clothes iron to a shirt.
3.
The particles of a gas move ____than the particles of the same substance in the liquid or solid state.
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
same speed
4.
Which of the following are kinds of heat transfer.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
All of the above
5.

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

a)

The hottest object to the coolest object.

b)

The coolest object to the hottest object.

c)

The solid object to the liquid object.

d)

The liquid object to the solid object.

6.
Jenny poured some hot chocolate into a cup and stirred it with a metal spoon.  She noticed the spoon was really warm.  What is the best explanation for this?
a)
The spoon is a conductor.
b)
The spoon reflects heat.
c)
The spoon is an insulator.
d)
She touched the spoon first and waited to touch the cup.
7.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
8.
Radiation is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
9.
When the 2nd story of a house is warmer than the 1st floor of a house is heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal equilibrium
10.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
11.
The energy of moving particles
a)
heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
school
d)
temperature
12.
Is a measure of how hot or cold something is 
a)
Cold
b)
Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Thermal Energy 
13.

Thermal Energy

a)

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

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

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

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

14.

Temperature

a)

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

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

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

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

15.

Heat

a)

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

b)

Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.

c)

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

d)

The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.

16.

When there is a rise in temperature and atoms/molecules move faster and collide, --- is produced.

a)

thermal energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

static energy

d)

gravitational energy

17.

At absolute zero, molecules will

a)

disappear

b)

be moving slowly

c)

be moving quickly

d)

not be moving at all

18.

A pan containing water is placed on the stove.  The stove is turned on and begins to heat the water.  What is happening to the water molecules as they warm up?

a)

The particles are staying at the same motion as before being heated

b)

The particles are moving faster

c)

The particles are moving in square-shaped patterns

d)

The particles are slowing down

19.

Which of the following is not an example of convection?

a)

an overhead fan pushing cooler air particles down in a room

b)

ice melting in a cup of sweet tea

c)

the sun heating the Earth

d)

warm water boiling on a stove

20.

--- refers to heat that is transferred through empty space.

a)

radiation

b)

gravity

c)

conduction

d)

convection

21.

The transfer of heat by the movement of currents of liquid or gas refers to ---

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

gravity

d)

radiation