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Clay Thermal Energy Chapter 2 Lesson 1

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When particles in matter move, they create __________.

a)

a thermometer

b)

frozen energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

water

2.

What does a thermometer measure?

Check all that are true.

a)

the average motion or energy of particles

b)

the total motion or energy of particles in matter

c)

the speed at which an object is moving

d)

how hot or cold something is

3.

A large pot of boiling tea has the same temperature as a small cup of boiling tea. The thermal energy is __________.

a)

higher in the large pot of tea

b)

higher in the small cup of tea

c)

impossible to measure

d)

the same in the cup and pot

4.

When particles in matter move, they create __________.

a)

a thermometer

b)

frozen energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

water

5.

What does a thermometer measure?

Check all that are true.

a)

the average motion or energy of particles

b)

the total motion or energy of particles in matter

c)

the speed at which an object is moving

d)

how hot or cold something is

6.

A large pot of boiling tea has the same temperature as a small cup of boiling tea. The thermal energy is __________.

a)

higher in the large pot of tea

b)

higher in the small cup of tea

c)

impossible to measure

d)

the same in the cup and pot

7.

When particles in matter move, they create __________.

a)

a thermometer

b)

frozen energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

water

8.

Thermal energy will always move __________.

a)

wherever it is warm

b)

toward the ground

c)

from warm matter to cold matter

d)

from cold matter to warm matter

9.

On a sunny day, Jess left her ice cream sandwich on the warm grass and ran off to play with her friends. When she came back to throw it away, it was all melted. What caused her ice cream sandwich to melt?

Check all that are true.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

none of the above

10.

Maurice made the following observations about two different objects.

Object A: solid, the size of a classroom, very warm,

particles are vibrating very fast

Object B: solid, the size of a book, room temperature,

particles are not vibrating very fast

Which of the following statements are true?

a)

Object A has a lower temperature than Object B.

b)

Object A has more thermal energy than Object B.

c)

Object A has the same amount of thermal energy as Object B.

d)

Object A has a higher temperature than Object B.

e)

Object A has less thermal energy than Object B,

11.

A large pot of boiling tea has the same temperature as a small cup of boiling tea. The thermal energy is __________.

a)

higher in the large pot of tea

b)

higher in the small cup of tea

c)

impossible to measure

d)

the same in the cup and pot

12.

What does a thermometer measure?

Check all that are true.

a)

the average motion or energy of particles

b)

the total motion or energy of particles in matter

c)

the speed at which an object is moving

d)

how hot or cold something is

13.

Energy of motion

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

energy

d)

kinetic energy

14.

The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

a)

convection

b)

energy

c)

conduction

d)

heat transfer

15.

The thermal energy exchange between two objects of different temperatures; energy moves in a predictable pattern from warmer sites to cooler sites until all sites have reached the same temperature.

a)

conductor

b)

system

c)

radiation

d)

heat transfer

16.

Scientists use ________ scale.

a)

Kelvin

b)

Fahrenhiet

c)

Celcisus

17.

Boiling point of water ___ degree Celsius

a)

0

b)

100

c)

212

d)

273

18.

Freezing point of water in ______ Fahrenheit and _____ celsius

a)

0

32

b)

32

0

c)

212

100

d)

273

0

19.

Temperature is the measure of the average _______ energy of the particles in an object.

a)

potential

b)

heat

c)

kinetic

d)

mechanical

20.

Lowest possible temperature

a)

Absolute zero

b)

Zero kelvins

c)

-273 degree celsius

d)

All answers

21.

1 Kelvin (K) = ___ degree celsius

a)

1

b)

3

c)

0

d)

22

22.

What does thermal energy depends?

a)

Temperature

b)

# of particles

c)

How particles are arranged

d)

All of the above

e)

Temperature & # of particles

23.

Which of the following has the most thermal energy?

a)

Half pie at 200C

b)

Whole pie at 200C

c)

3/4 of pie at 200C

d)

Half pie at 150

24.

__________ is the total energy of all particles.

a)

Thermal

b)

Heat

c)

Mechanical

d)

Kinetic

25.

Which has more thermal energy?

a)

1 liter pot of tea at 75C

b)

.2 liter of mug of tea at 75C

26.

The higher the temperature of an object, the ________ thermal energy.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

27.

Which has more thermal energy?

a)

1 liter of tea at 100C

b)

1 liter of tea at 75C

28.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
80° F
b)
81° F
c)
82° F
d)
85° F
29.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

30.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

31.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

32.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

33.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

34.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

35.

What temperature is the thermometer showing?

(a)  

36.

As ice cream melts, its particles

a)

Gain energy, move faster and farther apart

b)

Gain energy, move slowly and get closer together

c)

Lose energy, move faster and farther apart

d)

Lose energy, move slowly and get closer together

37.

What term describes the transfer of thermal energy between substances of different temperatures?

a)

Temperature

b)

Conduction

c)

Heat

d)

Thermal Equilibrium