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Quarter 1 Review Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any material that flows is a __.

a)

Solid

b)

Current

c)

Fluid

2.

Which is the result of convection?

a)

snow melting in your hands

b)

Earth heated by the Sun

c)

rain forests near the equator

3.

The transfer of energy through matter by the direct contact of particles is called __.

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Radiation

4.

(a)   is the transfer of energy in the form of electromagnetic waves.

5.

Which type of energy transfer does not require matter?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

6.

Which of the following types of thermal energy transfer is primarily responsible for heating the water?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction and Convection

7.

Which is NOT a form of thermal energy transfer?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Temperature

8.

Which form of thermal energy transfer does density of the substances play a key role?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Heat

9.

Which statement is true about radiation?

a)

Electromagnetic waves transfer radiant energy.

b)

Fluid currents transfer radiant energy.

c)

Collision of particles transfers radiant energy.

d)

Matter is required to transfer radiant energy.

10.

________________ are used to reduce the transfer of thermal energy from one place to another.

a)
insulators
b)

]Conductor

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Thermometers

11.

Which statement is true about heat?

a)

Cooler objects always heat warmer objects.

b)

Warmer objects always heat cooler objects.

c)

A cold pot of water transfers heat to a stove.

d)

The direction that heat flows varies because of the composition of the objects.

12.

Which substance is often used as a coolant?

a)

graphite

b)

sand

c)

wood

d)

water

13.

What is the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of all of the particles that make up that object?

a)

heat

b)

specific heat

c)

temperature

d)

thermal energy

14.

Which is used to determine the specific heat of a substance?

a)

calorimeter

b)

thermometer

c)

probe

d)

burner

15.

Which term describes the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up an object?

a)

potential energy

b)

temperature

c)

specific heat

d)

thermal energy

16.

What is coolant?

a)

A liquid that cools things

b)

A device for better grip

c)

A type of drink

d)

A tool for measuring temperature

17.

Why does water have a high specific heat?

a)

Because of evaporation

b)

Due to weak hydrogen bonds

c)

Because of its low density

d)

Due to strong hydrogen bonds allowing effective heat absorption

18.

______ is thermal energy that flows from something at a higher temperature to something at a lower temperature.

a)
Heat
b)

Thermal energy

c)

temperature

d)

Fire

19.

When you measure the temperature of an object, you are measuring...

a)

The sum of its kinetic and potential energies.

b)

The average chemical energy of its particles

c)

The average kinetic energy of its particle

d)

The specific heat of the object

20.

How does the motions of the particles that makes up an object change when the object's temperature increases?

a)

The particles that make up an object move faster

b)

The particles that make up an object will not move

c)

The particles that make up an object will move the same

d)

The particles that make up an object move slower

21.

If the particles that make up an object begin to move quickly, their average kinetic energy ______ and the object's temperature ______.

a)

Increases, falls

b)

Decreases, falls

c)

Decreases, rises

d)

Increases, rises

22.

Which is temperature most directly related to?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Potential energy

23.

Thermal energy is the ___ of the particles that make up a system.

a)

Average kinetic energy

b)

Total energy/SUM

c)

Temperature

d)

Potential energy

24.

A 5 kg block of gold is heated in the Sun from 25.0°C to 30.0°C. Use the specific heat of gold: 129 J/(kg*°C) to help calculate the change in the block's thermal energy.

a)

3500 J

b)

3225 J

c)

3125 kg

d)

3300 J