WorksheetsThermal Energy Understood
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 23mins
A cook will use an oven mitt to pick up a hot pan because cloth is a(n) ________ and keeps the heat from their hand.
Conductor
Insulator
Light Transfer
Heat transfer
Match the following vocabulary terms to the definition
Thermal Energy
Heat
Conductor
Allows thermal energy to pass through (GO)
Insulator
DOES NOT allow thermal energy to pass (STOP)
Which of the boxes shows the correct direction of heat transfer? Choose all that apply.
A
B
C
D
The thermal energy transfer being shown in this image is...
conduction
convection
radiation
The thermal energy transfer being shown in this image is...
conduction
convection
radiation
The thermal energy transfer being shown in this image is...
conduction
convection
radiation
This type of thermal energy transfer can take place in fluids (liquids & gases). Rising of warmer fluid and sinking of cooler fluid forms a current.
conduction
convection
radiation
This type of thermal energy transfer can take place in solids, liquids, & gases when two objects are touching.
conduction
convection
radiation
Specific Heat
Materials that do not conduct heat well.
A material that conducts heat well,
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.
The expansion of matter when it is heated.
Convection
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
A circular motion of air that causes wind and changes in weather
A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids.
The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact.
Convection Current
A circular motion of air that causes wind and changes in weather
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids.
The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact.
Radiation
A circular motion of air that causes wind and changes in weather
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
A type of heat transfer that occurs through the movement of fluids.
The transfer of energy from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects that are in direct contact.
Heat
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.
Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.
Temperature
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.
Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.
Thermal Energy
The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in an object.
Energy that is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
The heating of a substance that causes its particles to move more quickly.
Conductor
Materials that do not conduct heat well.
A material that conducts heat well,
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.
The expansion of matter when it is heated.
Insulators
Materials that do not conduct heat well.
A material that conducts heat well,
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a material by 1 kelvin.
The expansion of matter when it is heated.
As temperature increases, molecules _____________
move slower
move the same
move faster
stop moving
Energy is the ability to do __________
bonds
work
atoms
molecules
Potential energy is the _________
energy of movement
same as kinetic energy
stored energy inside of something
potato
Cold things often have a _________ kinetic energy because_______
lower; particles are moving around less
lower; particles are moving around more
higher; particles are moving around the same
higher; particles do not move
Hot things have ____________ thermal energy than cold things
more
less
same
potato
All matter is made up of atoms that are constantly moving
True
False
Kinetic Energy is the energy of _________
thermal
movement
potential
atoms
