Heat
The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact
Thermal conduction
Which of the following is not a method by which thermal energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler one?
A) Insulation
B) Radiation
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a ______
A) solid
B) liquid
Solid
Most matter ______ when heated
A) expands
B) contracts
Expands
Insulator
The transfer of thermal energy by circulation or movement of liquid or gas
Convection
The amount of a substance effects which of the following?
A) Temperature
B) Thermal energy
Thermal energy
Matter in which particles are arranged in repeating geometric patterns is a ______
A) solid
B) liquid
Solid
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a solid state to a liquid state is the heat of ______
A) condensation
B) fusion
All of the following are a good conductor of heat EXCEPT
A) Silver
B) Aluminum
C) Air
Air
A liquid has a definite volume, but not a definite ______
Wind and ocean currents are formed by which of the following?
A) Radiation
B) Convection
C) Conduction
D) Condensation
Convection
A gaslike mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles is a ______
A) gas
D) plasma
Plasma
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a a liquid to a gas is the heat of ______
A) vaporization
B) evaporation
The process by which engine fuel burns is ______
A) radiation
B) convection
C) combustion
Combustion
Adam places a heated aluminum cube in a beaker of water, then measures the change in temperature of the water. The change in temperature is most likely measured in degrees ______
Celsius
Convection is the transfer of energy by the motion of heated particles in a fluid. According to this information, which statement best describes an example of convection?
A) A dark-color car heated by sunlight
B) Warm air rising in the atmosphere
Warm air rising in the atmosphere
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a ______
A) gas
B) plasma
Gas
As a sample of matter is heated, its particles move more ______
A) quickly
B) slowly
Quickly
The transfer of energy that does not require matter is ______
A) Conduction
B) Convection
C) Radiation
Radiation
According to the second law of thermodynamics, thermal energy from warmer air transfers to ______ air
Cooler
Wires running between telephone poles are stretched tight in the winter but sag in the summer because
A) More birds land on the wires in the summer
B) the wires expand in the summer heat
The wires expand in the summer heat
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a ______
A) liquid
B) gas
Liquid
Liquids which keep some ordered structure are ______
A) plasma
B) liquid crystals
Liquid crytals
Energy from the Sun that travels to Earth is what kind of energy?
A) Chemical
B) Radiant
C) Combustible
Radiant