WorksheetsThermal Energy vs. Temperature
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Temperature is
a constant value
able to change based on surrounding energy conditions
equal to heat
a measurement of thermal energy
Thermal energy is transferred between substances only when they have different
masses.
volumes.
tempertures.
two of the above.
_____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.
Temperature
Heat
Mass
Coldness
Thermal energy is the ____ energy of particles in an object.
average
total
heat
kinetic
____ is the transfer of thermal energy between substances.
Mass
Heat
Temperature
Kinetic energy
There is a net flow of thermal energy transferred between two substances until
one substance is warmer than the other.
both substances are warmer than they were.
both substances are cooler than they were.
both substances have the same temperature.
After hot cocoa is poured into a cold mug, thermal energy from the _______ is transferred to the _______.
hot cocoa; cold mug
cold mug; hot cocoa
air; hot cocoa
Thermal energy does not get transferred.
Thermal energy always moves from warmer substances to cooler substances.
True
False
Thermal energy always moves from matter with less thermal energy to matter with greater thermal energy.
True
False
The thermal energy of matter depends on its
mass.
temperature.
number of particles (mass).
all of the above.
The total kinetic energy of moving particles of matter is called _____ energy.
heat
temperature
kinetic
thermal
The average kinetic energy of particles of matter is called _____.
temperature
thermal energy
heat
Which one has more thermal energy?
an ice cube in a glass of lemonade
a bathtub full of warm water
a pot of soup boiling on the stove
a cup of hot coffee
Which choice has the least thermal energy?
bathtub full of warm water
all the water in Earth's oceans
swimming pool full of cool water
cup of hot cocoa
The average kinetic energy of particles of matter is called ____.
heat
energetic
thermal energy
temperature.
Thermal energy and temperature both related to the amount of ____ energy of moving particles of matter.
kinetic
heat
potential
thermometers
Anything that is moving has ____ energy.
potential
kinetic
acceleration
Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of particles of matter, whereas temperature is the total kinetic energy of particles of matter.
True
False
Thermal energy is the TOTAL kinetic energy of particles of matter, whereas temperature is the AVERAGE kinetic energy of particles of matter .
True
False
An object with a higher temperature can have less thermal energy than an more massive object with a lower temperature.
True
False
An object with a lower temperature always has less thermal energy than an object with a warmer temperature.
True
False
