Thermal Energy Vocab
Define kinetic energy
Energy due to motion
If the particles in a material speed up, what happens to its temperature?
it increases
Gift
+ 300
Which popular Christmas beverage is also called “milk punch?
Eggnog
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Penalty
-100
If an objects temperature is lower will the particles in the object be moving fast or slow?
slow
What is absolute 0.
0 kelvin is when particles have no motion. Not currently possible.
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Gift
+ 400
Define thermal energy
the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up a material.
Which object has more kinetic energy a 2 degrees celsius object or a 10 degree celsius object?
10 degree celsius object.
At what temperature does water boil in Fahrenheit?
212 degrees
Approximately 1.3 billion of these are sent each year in the United States during Christmas. What are they?
Christmas Cards
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
Define temperature
The average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a material
How is thermal energy different from temperature?
Thermal energy is the total kinetic + potential energy; temperature is the average kinetic energy of particles.
At what temperature does water freeze in Kelvin?
273 degrees
What is the name of Rudolph’s girlfriend?
Clarice
How many bones are in the adult human body
206
Define heat
the movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
How does the difference in temperature between to objects affect how fast heat will transfer?
The greater the difference in temperature the faster the heat will transfer.
How does a bulb thermometer work (the one with the red liquid)
A bulb thermometer has a liquid that expands and rises in a glass tube when its temperature goes up; the liquid contracts and its level drops when the temperature goes down
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Penalty
- 300