Which molecules are faster?
Thermal Energy
Everyday Examples
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100

Iced coffee or hot coffee?

Hot

100

SSSSSSSS! My hair sizzles when I straighten it. That's the sound of the oils in my hair turning into ______.

Gas

100

When you cook Maruchans, the thermal energy of the water decreases or increases?

Increases

100

WILDCARD!

In A Christmas Story, what is the name of the kid who gets his tongue stuck to a pole?

Flick

100

You put a cold pack on your neck. What happens to the molecules that are in your neck when the cold is pressed onto it?

They slow down

200

Helium or orange juice?

Helium

200

WILDCARD! 

How do you say Merry Christmas in Spanish?

Feliz Navidad

200

What happens to the thermal energy in your car when you roll down the window on a cold day?

It decreases

200

Which part of your Starbucks cup is the insulator?

The cardboard sleeve

200

WILDCARD! 

In Home Alone, Kevin got left behind while his family went to ___________.

Paris/France 

300

Gold or chocolate milk?

Chocolate milk

300

What happens to the atoms and molecules in ice when it melts?

They slip and slide past each other

300

WILDCARD!

What is the name of the little Who that confronts The Grinch?

Cindy Lou-Who

300

You put an ice pack on your head. Where does the thermal energy go?

From your hot head to the cold ice pack.

300

My balloon _______ in the freezer because the air molecules ______________.

Deflated/shrunk

Slowed down

400

WILDCARD! 

Name 1 animal besides reindeer that has antlers. 

Answers vary

400

What happens to water molecules as they turn into vapor?

They start moving around the air freely

400

When you drink cocoa that is hotter than your body temperature, what happens to the thermal energy in your body?

It increases

400

All matter has thermal energy because atoms are constantly ___________.

Vibrating

400

The chemicals in my hand warmers rubbing together cause a _________  __________ that releases thermal energy.

chemical reaction

500

Rain or fog

Fog

500

The chlorine is stinging my eyes but I haven't dunked my head in yet! Why is this?

The chlorine turned into a gas and floated into my eyes.

500

My snowman melted! He got too much _______ from the sun.

Thermal energy
500

NOT MY GUMDROP BUTTONS! They received too much ________ from the oven and now they're liquid! 

Thermal energy

500
The nurse gave you a cold pack. The chemicals react together to ___________ thermal energy from your body. 

Remove/absorb