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Introduction in Thermal Physics

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convert 30°C into Kelvin.

a)

252K

b)

316°C

c)

303K

d)

-163°C

2.

Convert -21°C into Kelvin.

a)

252K

b)

316°C

c)

303K

d)

-163°C

3.

Convert 589 Kelvin into °C.

a)

252K

b)

316°C

c)

303K

d)

-163°C

4.

Convert 110 Kelvin into °C.

a)

252K

b)

316°C

c)

303K

d)

-163°C

5.
What tool do we use to measure temperature?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Ruler
c)
Balance
d)
Magnifying Glass
6.
How do we measure temperature?
a)
In Degrees
b)
In Inches
c)
In Centimeters
d)
In Pounds
7.

Select the temperature in °C

a)

40°C

b)

100°C

c)

96°C

d)

36°C

8.

Select the temperature in °C

a)

54°C

b)

12°C

c)

20°C

d)

60°C

9.

Select the temperature in °C

a)

2°C

b)

34°C

c)

40°C

d)

10°C

10.

Look at the thermometer and select the closest temperature in degrees Celsius:

a)

15°C

b)

70°C

c)

20°C

d)

65°C

11.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has. 
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
12.
___________________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is
a)
Humidity
b)
Temperature
c)
Water
d)
Precipitation
13.
What tool do we use to measure temperature?
a)
Thermometer
b)
Ruler
c)
Balance
d)
Magnifying Glass
14.

How do we measure temperature?

a)

In Degrees

b)

In Centimeters

c)

In Inches

d)

In Pounds

15.

If you are deciding what to wear based on the temperature of this thermometer, what would you wear?

a)

gloves, winter coat, and scarf

b)

shorts, jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers

16.

How would you dress for this day?

a)

Winter clothes

b)

Summer clothes

17.

Which thermometers temperature is about 25° Celcius?

a)

Red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

blue and red

18.

What is the temperature on this thermometer?

a)

85° Fahrenheit

b)

90° Fahrenheit

c)

80° Fahrenheit

d)

95° Fahrenheit

19.

What is the temperature?

a)

8 degrees

b)

9 degrees

c)

10 degrees

d)

11 degrees

20.

What is the temperature?

a)

42 degrees

b)

52 degrees

c)

62 degrees

21.

What is the temperature?

a)

24 degrees

b)

34 degrees

c)

44 degrees

22.

What is the temperature?

a)

38 degrees

b)

40 degrees

c)

42 degrees

23.

What is the temperature?

a)

96 degrees

b)

88 degrees

c)

100 degrees

24.

What is the temperature?

a)

0 degrees

b)

2 degrees

c)

4 degrees

25.

How would you dress for this day?

a)

Winter clothes

b)

Summer clothes

26.

How would you dress for this day?

a)

Winter clothes

b)

Summer clothes

27.
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
28.
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
29.

Observe the diagram. Which statement is true about the kinetic energy of the molecules in the containers?

a)

The molecules are moving faster in Diagram A

b)

The molecules are moving slower in Diagram A

c)

The molecules are moving at the same rate in both diagrams

30.

100 °C = _____ K

a)

173 K

b)

373K

c)

273 K

d)

0 K

31.

Convert: 253 °C to K:

a)

526 K

b)

625 K

c)

0 K

d)

186 K

32.

Convert: 0 K to °C

a)

-273 °C

b)

-273 K

c)

273 °C

d)

273 K

33.

Convert: 186.5 K to °C 

a)

-86.4 °C

b)

-50 °C

c)

-68.4 °C

d)

180 K

34.

Convert: -45.9 °C to K:

a)

227.1 K

b)

400 K

c)

0 K

35.

Convert: 175 K to °C:

a)

-98 °C

b)

79 K

c)

230.9 °C

d)

-48.2 °C

36.

As the temperature of a substance rises, the average kinetic energy of the particles making up the substance

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains the same

37.

A liquid's freezing point is -38°C and its boiling point is 357°C. How many Kelvins are there between the boiling point and the freezing point of this liquid?

a)

319

b)

357

c)

395

d)

592

38.

Which temperature is equal to 20 K?

a)

-253°C

b)

-293°C

c)

253°C

d)

293°C

39.

Absolute zero

a)

indicates the complete absence of heat/energy

b)

is the coldest possible temperature

c)

is when all molecular motion stops

d)

All of the above

40.

Convert 320F to Celsius

a)

273 K

b)

00 C

c)

0 K

d)

12 o F

41.

10oF to Celsius

a)

-12.2oC

b)

23.3o C

c)

16.3o F

d)

-12.2 K

42.

13.4oF to C

a)

10.3 oF

b)

-10.3 K

c)

-10.3oC

d)

25.2oC

43.

Which one of these is not a measured temperature?

a)

102o F

b)

-273 o C

c)

-273 K

d)

373 k

44.

Which scale has no negatives units?

a)

Kelvin

b)

Celsius

c)

Fahrenheit

d)

My Scale

45.

What tool do we use to measure temperature?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Ruler

c)

Balance

d)

Magnifying Glass

46.

How do we measure temperature?

a)

In Degrees

b)

In Inches

c)

In Centimeters

d)

In Pounds

47.

We use temperature in...

a)

Weather

b)

Cooking

c)

Health

d)

All of the above

48.

At what temperature does water freeze in degrees Celsius?

a)

212 degrees

b)

100 degrees

c)

32 degrees

d)

0 degrees

49.

At what temperature does water boil in degrees Celsius?

a)

0 degrees

b)

37 degrees

c)

100 degrees

d)

212 degrees

50.
Which thermometer's temperature is about 25° Celcius?
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Blue and Green
51.
Select the temperature in °C
a)
30°C
b)
100°C
c)
90°C
d)
40°C
52.
Look at the thermometer. Select the activities that you can do at this temperature in °C. 
a)
Beach and Swimming
b)
Ski and Ice skate
c)
Ice Skate and Play in snow
d)
Ski and Build a snow man
53.

What is a normal body temperature?

a)

40 C

b)

12 C

c)

37 C

d)

100 C

54.
What is the temperature on the thermometer?
a)
-26°C
b)
-36°C
c)
-32°C
d)
-39°C
55.
The temperature on the thermometer is about?
a)
68°F
b)
23°F
c)
68°C
d)
23°C
56.
Select the temperature in °C
a)
30°C
b)
100°C
c)
90°C
d)
40°C
57.
Select the temperature in °C
a)
50°C
b)
10°C
c)
20°C
d)
60°C
58.
Select the temperature in °C
a)
0°C
b)
30°C
c)
40°C
d)
10°C
59.
We measure temperature in degrees...
a)
Fahrenheit
b)
Celsius
c)
Both
d)
Nothing
60.
___________________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is
a)
Humidity
b)
Temperature
c)
Water
d)
Precipitation
61.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
31° C
b)
35° C
c)
32° C
d)
39° C
62.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
15° C
b)
11° C
c)
18° C
d)
-15° C
63.
What temperature does the thermometer show?
a)
21° C
b)
21° F
c)
22° F
d)
22°C
64.

In order to calibrate a degrees Celcius thermometer, the lowest fixed point can be found by placing the thermometer in ….

a)

pure boiling oil

b)

pure boiling water

c)

pure water

d)

pure melting ice

65.

When ice cube melting or water boiling, the mass will​ .....​

a)

no change

b)

reduce

c)

increase

66.

When ice cube melting or water boiling, the volume will​ .....​

a)

no change

b)

increase

c)

reduce

67.

The temperature will .... when thermometer cooling.

a)

move down

b)

move up

c)

not move

68.

Thermometer is a device to measure ....

a)

Temperature

b)

Heat

c)

Electrical current

d)

Density

69.

Temperature is .... quantity

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

70.

What is the unit of heat?

a)

celcius degree

b)

joule

c)

pascal

d)

metre

71.

Which of the following of physical quantites which its change can not be used measured temperature?

a)

Electrical resistance of wire

b)

Pressure of gas at constant volume

c)

Potential difference

d)

Density of liquid nitrogen

72.

What is boiling point of water at celciuis scale?

a)

50 degrees

b)

100 degrees

c)

0 degrees

d)

27 degrees

73.

Which of the following is not the scale do we use to measure temperature?

a)

ohm

b)

celcius

c)

kelvin

d)

faherenheit

74.

The table shows the melting points and the boiling points of some elements. Which element is a liquid over the largest range of temperature?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

75.

A clinical thermometer is calibrated from?

a)

35 oC to 42 oC

b)

10 oC to 100 oC

c)

0 oC to 100 oC

d)

110 oC to 300 oC

76.

Which of the following scale has lower fixed point 273o?

a)

Reamur

b)

Kelvin

c)

Celcius

d)

Fahrenheit

77.

Which of the following scale upper fixed point 212?

a)

Celcius

b)

Reamur

c)

Kelvin

d)

Fahrenheit

78.

100oC is equal to ....

a)

23 oF

b)

32 oF

c)

212 oF

d)

323 oF

79.

On kelvin scale ....

a)

boiling point of water is 273o

b)

the temperature will be equal to that on celcius scale at -40 oC

c)

the difference between the upper fixed point and the lower fixed point is divided into 100 equal parts

d)

none of all above

80.

Mercury thermometer has a linear scale. At a temperature of 100°C, the length of mercury is 28 cm. At 0 °C, h has a value of 8 cm. What is the value of X temperature when the length of mercury is 20 cm?

a)

20 °C

b)

40 °C

c)

60 °C

d)

80 °C

81.

A liquid-in-glass thermometer contains mercury. Which physical property of the mercury varies with temperature, enabling the thermometer to operate?

a)

mass

b)

expansion in volume

c)

resistance

d)

density

82.

To calibrate a thermometer, without using another thermometer, fixed points are required. Which statement is correct?

a)

Any temperatures can be used as fixed points.

b)

Only a lower fixed point is required.

c)

Only an upper fixed point is required.

d)

Both a lower fixed point and an upper fixed point are required.

83.

A centimetre scale is fixed next to an unmarked mercury-in-glass thermometer. The ice point and the steam point are marked. What is the temperature shown on the thermometer?

a)

44 oC

b)

56 oC

c)

60 oC

d)

66 oC

84.

40 oC = ...... oR

a)

18 oR

b)

22 oR

c)

32 oR

d)

56 oR

85.

450 oK = ...... oC

a)

177 oC

b)

326 oC

c)

723 oC

d)

861 oC

86.

113 oF = ...... oC

a)

12 oC

b)

45 oC

c)

80 oC

d)

145 oC

87.

36 oC = ..... oF

a)

20 oF

b)

32 oF

c)

52 oF

d)

72 oF

88.

Energy is defined as

a)

power

b)

food

c)

ability to produce heat

d)

ability to do work or cause change

89.

Thermal energy is associated with

a)

kinetic and potential energy of particles

b)

position or shape

c)

chemical reactions

d)

chemical bonds

90.

The diagram above represents a thermometer. Which of the following best explains how the thermometer works?

a)

Liquid changes to a gas when heated.

b)

Gas changes to a liquid when heated.

c)

Liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled.

d)

Liquids contract when heated and expand when cooled.

91.

The three scales used to measure temperature are

a)

metric, American and wrong

b)

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Calvin

c)

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin

92.

This phase of matter has the most thermal energy

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

93.

Heat always moves

a)

in convection currents

b)

by radiation

c)

from hot to cold

d)

from cold to hot

94.

Base your answer to the question on the diagram above, which shows insulated styrofoam cups of water connected by an aluminum bar. The thermometers show the temperatures of the cups A and B at the beginning of a heat flow experiment. Over the next 15 minutes, which changes would most likely occur?

a)

The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will increase.

b)

The temperature in cup A will decrease and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

c)

The temperature in cup A will increase and the temperature in cup B will increase

d)

The temperature in cup A. will increase and the temperature in cup B will decrease.

95.

The reason the temperature in the cups in the experiment above changes is because aluminum is

a)

thermally expanding

b)

a conductor

c)

an insulator

d)

a nonmetal

96.

The diagram above shows a Bunsen burner heating a beaker of water on a beaker stand. The arrows represent the transfer of heat energy in the water. Which process is primarily responsible for the transfer of heat in the beaker as indicated by the arrows in the diagram?

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

condensation

97.

Water’s specific heat is 4,180 and iron’s is 450. Which will heat up faster?

a)

water

b)

iron

c)

oil

d)

air

98.

The measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in an object is its

a)

temperature

b)

heat

c)

thermal energy

d)

hotness

99.

A material that allows heat to pass through it well, unlike wool, is called a

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

metal

d)

thermal expander

100.

The energy needed to heat up 1kg of a substance by 1K, is its

a)

temperature

b)

heat

c)

specific heat

d)

thermal heat

101.

Temperature scale starting with absolute zero at 0 is the

a)

coldness scale

b)

Farenheit scale

c)

Celcius scale

d)

Kelvin scale

102.

When heat is passed on by direct contact of particles, this occurs

a)

conduction

b)

condensation

c)

convection

d)

radiation

103.

Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

infrared proton rays (sounds cool, but I made it up so don't pick this one)

104.

The metric scale of temperature measurement that the world uses is

a)

Farenheit scale

b)

Celcius scale

c)

Kelvin scale

105.

A material that doesn’t allow heat to pass through it easily is a/an

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

metal

d)

rock

106.

Movement that transfers heat in a fluid is called

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

specific heat

107.

The movement of thermal energy from hot to cold is called

a)

temperature

b)

heat

c)

specific heat

d)

thermal energy

108.

What is the temperature on this thermometer?

a)

85° Fahrenheit

b)

90° Fahrenheit

c)

80° Fahrenheit

d)

95° Fahrenheit

109.

What is the temperature on this thermometer in Celsius degrees?

a)

32° Fahrenheit

b)

0° Fahrenheit

c)

0° Celsius

d)

40° Fahrenheit

110.

Which thermometers temperature is about 25° Celcius?

a)

Red

b)

green

c)

blue

d)

blue and red

111.

What is the temperature on the thermometer?

a)

18° Celsius

b)

28° Celsius

c)

20° Fahrenheit

d)

20° Celsius

112.

What is the temperature on the thermometer?

a)

-39°C

b)

-36°C

c)

32°C

d)

-26°C

113.

If you are deciding what to wear based on the temperature of this thermometer, what would you wear?

a)

gloves, winter coat, and scarf

b)

shorts, jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers

114.

How do we measure temperature?

a)

In Degrees

b)

In Centimeters

c)

In Inches

d)

In Pounds

115.

What tool do we use to measure temperature?

a)

Magnifying Glass

b)

Ruler

c)

Thermometer

d)

Balance

116.

What temperature does the thermometer show?

a)

39° C

b)

35° C

c)

32° C

d)

31° C

117.

What temperature does the thermometer show?

a)

-15° C

b)

11° C

c)

18° C

d)

15° C