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Temperature and Thermal Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of using temperature in science?

a)

to make science interesting

b)

to quantify data

c)

because the word hot does not translate

d)

cold can mean hot in other countries

2.

What does temperature measure?

a)

the amount of friction in a system

b)

the amount of heat energy available for work in a system

c)

the amount of work done by a system

d)

the amount of jewels in a system

3.

Which is not a type of molecular motion?

a)

translational motion

b)

rotational

c)

vibrational

d)

expansional

4.

Heat will flow from ________ to _________.

a)

top to bottom

b)

bottom to top

c)

hot to cool

d)

cold to hot

5.

Heat will continue to flow until a system has reached __________.

a)

Thermal equilibrium

b)

10 degrees celsius

c)

maximum volume

d)

atmospheric pressure

6.

Heat is a transfer of energy of one object to another because of a difference in temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
What does temperature measure?
a)
Heat
b)
ºC
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Thermal Energy
8.
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
9.

Refer to the energy diagram provided: Which energy transformation is not present?

a)

a diagram showing the transformation from electrical energy to sound energy.

b)

a diagram showing the transformation from electrical energy to light and sound energy.

c)

a diagram showing the transformation from kinetic energy to potential energy.

d)

a diagram showing the transformation from chemical energy to electrical energy.

10.

Why does wind make us feel colder according to the video on "there is no such thing as cold" last Tuesday?

a)

It removes heat from our body

b)

It is made of cold particles

c)

It increases the heat around us

d)

It changes the temperature of the air