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Energy Theorem and Thermal Energy

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Heat transfer occurs:
a)
in many directions
b)
both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones
c)
only from warm objects to colder ones
d)
only from cold objects to warmer ones
2.
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called:
a)
thermal energy
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
temperature
3.
When you touch something that feels cold, 
a)
heat from your hand moves into the cold substance.
b)
coldness moves from the cold substance into your hand.
c)
it melts.
d)
it freezes.
4.
The temperature of a substance increases as___.
a)
the substance expands
b)
the average kinetic energy of its particles increases
c)
the substance's volume increases
d)
the substance's mass increases
5.

If two objects have different temperatures, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

a)

one reaches a temperature of zero

b)

they both have an equal temperature

c)

one runs out of energy

6.

When a popsicle melts, the particles in the popsicle _____.

a)

gain thermal energy and speed up

b)

there are no particles in popsicles

c)

lose thermal energy and slow down

d)

stay the same

7.

The 2 factors that determine an objects thermal energy

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

temperature

d)

total kinetic energy

8.

The more mass an object has the_____________ thermal energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

9.
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called:
a)
heat
b)
temperature
c)
motion
d)
momentum
10.

Thermal Energy is the sum of the potential and kinetic energy of ALL the particles in an object.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

a)

matter cannot be created or destroyed

b)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed/transferred

c)

what goes up must come down

d)

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

12.

What is potential energy?

a)

Energy that occurs when there is movement

b)

Energy that is released when a chemical reaction takes place

c)

stored energy; energy due to the height of an object

d)

comes from a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature.

13.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

energy from motion/movement; the faster the object is, the higher this type of energy

b)

stored energy; energy due to the height of an object

c)

comes from a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature.

d)

Energy that is released when a chemical reaction takes place

14.

The faster an object moves, the more _______________ it has.

a)

thermal energy

b)

potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

kinetic energy

15.

temperature of a substance is determined by_______________

a)

how fast the molecules of a substance are moving

b)

how slow the molecules of a substance are moving

c)

how hot or cold it is

d)

what the thermometer says

16.

The Independent Variable is

a)

the variable that you observe in an experiment

b)

the variable in an experiment that you change

c)

variables that remain the same in an experiment

d)

the variable you you tell other people about

17.

the variable that you observe in an experiment - it changes DEPENDING on changes to another variable

a)

Independent Variable

b)

Control Variable

c)

Dependent Variable

18.

variables that remain the same in an experiment

a)

Control Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Extra Variable

19.

What happens to an object's Potential Energy as it falls?

a)

It is transformed into kinetic energy

b)

It is transformed into thermal energy

c)

It is transformed into chemical energy

d)

It is transformed into solar energy

20.

How are particles affected by temperature?

a)

they move the same no matter what temperature

b)

they move slower when the temperature rises and faster down when the temperature falls

c)

they leave when the temperature rises and come back when the temperature falls

d)

they move faster when the temperature rises and slow down when the temperature falls

21.

The higher temperature an object has, the ___________ thermal energy it has.

a)

more

b)

less

c)

same

22.

What is the relationship between temperature/thermal energy and kinetic energy?

a)

more higher the temperature or thermal energy, the lower the kinetic energy

b)

they do not affect each other

c)

more higher the temperature or thermal energy, the higher the kinetic energy; the lower the temperature, the kinetic energy decreases

d)

temperature or thermal energy causes kinetic energy to stop

23.

The more mass an object has, the more kinetic energy it has.

a)

True

b)

False