WorksheetsThermal Energy and Heat Properties Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which model correctly shows how these particles would act when thermal energy is added?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
2.
When you touch something and it feels cold _______
a)
it will always freeze
b)
the coldness from the substance moved into your hand
c)
thermal energy moves from your hand into the colder substance
d)
it will always melt
3.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
they get bigger
b)
they get smaller
c)
they start to move faster
d)
they start to slow down
4.
These three beakers contain a liquid at the same temperature but have different amounts. Which beaker would have the LEAST thermal energy?
a)
Beaker A
b)
Beaker B
c)
Beaker C
5.
The table shows the specific heat of different materials.
Specific heat describes how much energy is needed to change the temperature of one gram of a material. A scientist adds 100 J of heat to 25 gram samples of silver, copper, and gold. Which material would have the biggest temperature change?
a)
Copper
b)
Gold
c)
Silver
d)
They would all change the same amount
6.
The table shows the specific heat of different materials. Specific heat describes how much energy is needed to change the temperature of one gram of a material. Which material requires the MOST THERMAL ENERGY to increase its temperature?
a)
Aluminum
b)
Water
c)
Silver
d)
Ethanol
7.
Which model correctly shows the flow of thermal energy?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
8.
The average kinetic energy of particles in a sample is called the ____.
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
thermal energy
d)
specific heat
9.
The total amount of kinetic energy of particles in an object is called ________
a)
specific heat
b)
thermal energy
c)
heat
d)
temperature
10.
These two rocks are made of the same substance and are the exact same temperature, but have different masses. The rock on the right has significantly less mass than the rock on the left. Identify which rock would have the greater amount of thermal energy.
a)
small rock
b)
large rock
c)
same temperature, same amount of thermal energy
11.
A hot pizza at 180 C is placed onto a 25 C plate and the surrounding air is at 35 C. What correctly models the direction of the thermal energy transfer?
a)
Air → Plate → Pizza
b)
Pizza → Plate → Air
c)
Air → Pizza → Plate
d)
Pizza → Air → Plate
12.
There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?
a)
Large cup (Trenta)
b)
Small cup (Tall)
c)
Medium cup (Venti)
d)
All three are the same temperature so they have the same thermal energy
13.
Which will have the HIGHEST thermal energy?
a)
Hot cup of tea
b)
Cold bathtub water
c)
Huge lake
d)
Warm bowl of soup
14.
Which of the following most closely describes thermal energy?
a)
Electrons moving across a conductor.
b)
Molecules in the air vibrating to produce sound.
c)
Energy that is given off as heat from the vibration of molecules.
d)
A type of energy transmitted through light waves.
15.
The movement of thermal energy from a region of _________________ temperature to a region of _____________________ temperature is called heat.
a)
warmer, cooler
b)
lower, higher
c)
medium, medium
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