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GrudgeBall Question Set Thermal Energy

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Evaporation takes place when matter changes from a a. solid to a liquid. b. solid to a gas. c. liquid to a gas. d. gas to a liquid. e. gas to a solid.   show
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Condensation occurs when matter changes from a. gas to a liquid. b. solid to a gas. c. solid to a liquid. d. liquid to a gas. e. gas to a solid.   show
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When water freezes, it a. absorbs energy. b. gives off energy. c. neither gives off nor absorbs energy.   show
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Plastic foam is a good heat a. conductor. b. insulator. c. emitter. d. absorber. e. radiator.   show
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Heat travels from the sun to Earth by a. conduction. b. radiation. c. convection. d. insulation. e. vacuumization.   show
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The reason light-colored clothes help keep you cool in warm weather is that clothes of light color a. weigh less. b. have a lot of spaces in them. c. reflect a lot of energy. d. absorb energy, leaving little to pass through. e. all of the above   show
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Temperature is related mostly to the _____. a. average molecular kinetic energy in a substance b. total kinetic energy in something c. average energy in a substance d. total energy in something e. average kinetic energy of an object   show
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Specific heat capacity is related to the amount of internal energy _____. a. transferred by one molecule b. one molecule contains c. a specific object has d. needed to change the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree   show
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The fact that desert sand is very hot in the day and very cold at night is evidence that sand has a _____. a. low specific heat capacity b. high specific heat capacity   show
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A bimetallic strip will bend when heated because _____. a. metals bend when heated b. each metal expands at different rates c. each side of the strip is at a different temperature d. metals contract when heated e. all of the above   show
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Which is denser, ice at 0 degrees C or water at 4 degrees C? a. The water b. The ice c. They both have the same density.   show
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When mechanical work is done on a system, there can be an increase in its a. temperature. b. internal energy. c. both of the above d. none of the above   show
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When a volume of air is compressed and no heat enters or leaves, the air temperature will a. increase. b. remain unchanged. c. decrease.   show
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The average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance is related to temperature. T or F   show
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Heat is the energy that moves from one object to another because of a temperature difference. T or F   show
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Take a shower in a steamy bathroom then walk to a bedroom and you feel colder. Explain this using the following terms: evaporation, condensation, saturated.   show
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Conduction in metals occurs when: a. atoms give off heat through electromagnetic waves b. large numbers of atoms move from place to place c. waves travel from one place to another through a vacuum d. electrons bump into atoms and other electrons   show
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The Change of phase from a liquid to a gas that takes place at the surface of a liquid is called a. condensation b. thermodynamics c. evaporation d. boiling   show
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