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Thermal Energy

Multiple Choice

Answer all the Multiple Choice Questions then hit "Check" after the last multiple choice question

The average kinetic energy of an object's atoms best describes
Thermal energy
specific heat
temperature
heat

Energy that flows from a higher temperature object to a lower temperature object is called
thermal energy
specific heat
temperature
heat

A substance that requires a lot of heat in order to change it's temperature, has a high ___________?
thermal energy
specific heat
temperature
heat

Metals, which change temperature easily, have a low _________________?
thermal energy
specific heat
temperature
heat

The transfer of energy through collision of particles is called
conduction
convection
radiation
induction

An oven uses the bulk movement of fluids to cook food. This is an example of?
conduction
convection
radiation
induction

A material that doesn't allow heat to flow through it easily is called?
conductor
inductor
insulator
radiator


Which of the following would raise in temperature the slowest with the same amount of heat being added?
copper
gold
lead
tin
zinc

Which material is a poor insulator of heat?
iron
air
cotton
plastic

A refrigerator is a type of:
forced air system
internal combustion engine
Solar heating system
heat mover

Energy is transferred from the sun to the Earth by _______.
conduction
convection
radiation
convection and radiation

Thermal energy is the __________ of the particles in a material.
total potential energy
total kinetic energy
average kinetic energy
total potential and total kinetic energies
total potential and average kinetic energies

If the particles in an object begin to move more quickly, their average kinetic energy __________ and the object's temperature __________.
increases, falls
increases, rises
decreases, falls
decreases, rises

What is the change in thermal energy of 1.9 kg of water that is brought to a boil (100 degrees Celsius) from a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius?
171,764.2 J
- 620,068.8 J
620,068.8 J
-171,764.2 J
What does a negative sign mean if you get a negative value for Q (thermal energy) in the specific heat formula?
Heat was added
The temperature increased
Heat was removed
The heat is moving from the cold object to the hot object
If a 0.030-kg silver coin cools from 40 degrees Celsius to 20 degrees Celsisu, What is the change in its thermal energy, if the specific heat of silver is 235 J/(kg/ K).
141 J
423 J
- 141 J
- 423 J





Physical Science