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Thermal Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Conduction is heat transfer by -
a)
Touch
b)
Circles
c)
Waves
2.
Convection is heat transfer by-
a)
Touch an object
b)
The heating and cooling of a fluid
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
3.
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
4.
The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
thermal electricity
5.
Heat transfer always goes from-
a)
Cold to Hot
b)
Hot to Cold
c)
Heat doesn't transfer
d)
Freezing to Cold
6.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
7.
What happens to particles as they cool down?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
8.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
9.
Conduction, Convection and Radiation are three types of...
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Chemical Energy
d)
Sound Energy
10.

In the formula, which quantity represents the specific heat?

a)

c

b)

m

c)

Q

d)

deltaT

11.

The specific heat of copper is 0.385 J/g·°C. Which equation would you use to calculate the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 0.75 g of copper from 7°C to 29°C?

a)

Q = 0.385 J/g·°C x (29°C – 7°C)

b)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 29°C

c)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 22°C

d)

Q = 0.75 g x 0.385 J/g·°C x 7°C

12.

What property of an object is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in that object?

a)

conductivity

b)

temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

mass

13.

As the temperature of an object rises, so does the

a)

kinetic energy of the object.

b)

mass of the object.

c)

potential energy of the object.

d)

thermal energy of the object.

14.

What is the change in thermal energy if 5 kg of aluminum are heated from 10°C to 20°C?

a)

-4.5x104 J

b)

4.5x104 J

c)

-4.5x10-4 J

d)

4.5x10-4 J

15.

7600 J of energy are added to a 1 kg block of brass that is at a temperature of 20°C. What temperature will it

be after the energy is added?

a)

0 C

b)

20 C

c)

40 C

d)

400 C

16.

Your friend tells you that sea water should have the same specific heat as water because both are water. You

decide to test whether this is true, and convince your parents that they need to take you to California so that

you can test it. You collect 5 kg of sea water, initially at room temperature (24°C). You input 200,000 J of

thermal energy to the sample, and the temperature rises to 34°C. What is the specific heat of sea water?

a)

4200 J/kg°C

b)

4000 J/kg°C

c)

3800 J/kg°C

d)

4400 J/kg°C

17.

What is the change in Thermal Energy if a 3 kg sample of copper, initally at 10 degrees C, ends at 0 degrees C?

a)

12000J

b)

-12000J

c)

20000J

d)

-20000J

18.

When 66,300 J of energy are added to 10 kg of an unknown substance at 10°C, it heats up to 27°C. What is

the substance?

a)

Glass

b)

Mercury

c)

Zinc

d)

Iron

19.

Identify the process shown in the picture

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Evaporation

d)

Condensation

20.

 

Identify the process shown in the picture

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Melting

d)

Freezing