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Wilson's Ch.3 Voc.

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

transfer of thermal energy between materials because of collisions between particles

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

convection current

d)

radiation

2.

transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another

a)

convection

b)

radiation

c)

conduction

d)

specific heat

3.

movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection

a)

convection current

b)

thermal conductor

c)

thermal contraction

d)

conduction

4.

transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves

a)

specific heat

b)

radiation

c)

heat

d)

vacuum

5.

amount of thermal energy it takes to increase the temperature of 1kg of material by 1°C

a)

heat

b)

thermal conductor

c)

thermal contraction

d)

specific heat

6.

material through which thermal energy flows easily

a)

thermal insulator

b)

thermal expansion

c)

thermal conductor

d)

thermal contraction

7.

decrease in a material's volume when the temperature is decreased

a)

thermal expansion

b)

thermal contraction

c)

thermal insulator

d)

thermal conductor

8.

increase in a material's volume when the temperature is increased

a)

thermal insulator

b)

heat

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal expansion

9.

material through which thermal energy does not flow easily

a)

thermal expansion

b)

thermal insulator

c)

thermal contraction

d)

vacuum

10.

space that contains little or no matter

a)

conductor

b)

convection

c)

thermal insulator

d)

vacuum

11.

movement of thermal energy from a warmer object

a)

heat

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

temperature

12.

the energy an object or particle has because it is moving

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

temperature

d)

heat

13.

stored energy

a)

kinetic energy

b)

thermal insulator

c)

potential energy

d)

temperature

14.

represents the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material

a)

potential energy

b)

temperature

c)

kinetic energy

d)

heat

15.

the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of all the particles that make up an object

a)

thermal energy

b)

temperature

c)

kinetic energy

d)

potential energy

16.

a machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy

a)

heat

b)

heating appliance

c)

heat engine

d)

thermal conductor

17.

a device that uses energy to pump thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location

a)

refrigerator

b)

thermal engine

c)

vacuum

d)

thermal insulator

18.

a device that regulates the temperature of a system

a)

refrigerator

b)

temperature

c)

thermostat

d)

heat engine