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Thermal Energy Test

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object's temperature gives information about the.....

a)

kinetic energy of its particles

b)

potential energy of its particles

c)

potential & kinetic energy of its particles

2.

Heating occurs when thermal energy....

a)

in an object stays constant

b)

transfers from a warm object to a cold object

c)

transfers from a cold object to a warm object.

3.

Which energy transformation does NOT occur in a car's internal combustion engine?

a)

chemical energy to thermal energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

4.

A refrigerator works by ...

a)

moving thermal energy

b)

creating thermal energy

c)

destroying thermal energy

5.

James, Kai, and David are having a debate. They are trying to identify a device that transforms electric energy into thermal energy. James thinks it's a convection current, Kai believes it's a heating appliance, and David is convinced it's thermal contraction or thermal expansion. Who do you think is correct?

a)

James - convection current

b)

Kai - heating appliance

c)

David - thermal contraction

d)

David - thermal expansion

6.

Ava, Elijah, and Aiden are having a friendly competition to see who can heat up 1 kg of a mystery material the fastest. They realize that the amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of this material by 1 degree C is its..... What is it?

a)

convection current

b)

heating appliance

c)

specific heat

d)

thermal contraction

7.

Imagine Ava, Abigail, and Charlotte are in a science experiment. They noticed that a certain material's volume increases when its temperature is INCREASED. What is this phenomenon called?

a)

convection current

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal contraction

d)

thermal expansion

8.

Zoe, Harper, and Anika are on a science adventure! They come across a phenomenon where they observe a cyclical up-and-down movement of fluids. What do they call this phenomenon?

a)

convection current

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal contraction

d)

thermal expansion

9.

Imagine Hannah, Evelyn, and Priya are in a science class. Their teacher asks, 'Which of the following is a decrease in a material's volume when its temperature is DECREASED?'

a)

convection current

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal contraction

d)

thermal expansion

10.

Ethan, Michael, and Zoe are having a debate about the sum of the kinetic energy & potential energy in an object's particles. They finally agree that it is called...

a)

temperature

b)

thermal energy

c)

heat

d)

heating appliance

11.

James, Mason, and Ava are having a debate about the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object. What is this process called?

a)

heat

b)

thermal energy

c)

thermal contraction

d)

thermal expansion

12.

Ava, Jackson, and Grace are experimenting with different ways to transfer thermal energy. They observe one method where the movement of particles in a material transfers heat to another. What is this method called?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

13.

Imagine Nora, Anika, and Avery are in a science experiment. They are trying to understand the transfer of thermal energy between materials. This happens because of the collisions between the particles. What is this process called?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

14.

Imagine Isla, Aria, and Henry are having a campfire. They feel the warmth even though they are not directly touching the fire. This transfer of thermal energy from the fire to them through electromagnetic waves is called....

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation