Thermal Energy Transfer
Thermal Energy
Thermal Energy vs Temperature
Conductor vs Insulator
Misc.
100

What is transfer of energy through direct contact

Conduction

100

Energy produced by the molecular motion of matter is called what?

Thermal (heat) Energy

100

What is the measure the AVERAGE kinetic energy of a group of particles?

Temperature

100

Which would be the best at transferring thermal energy?


A. Wooden Spoon

B. Styrofoam Cup

C. Metal Baking Pan

C. Metal Baking Pan 

100

Room temperature soda cans are placed in a cooler and taken to a football game. How does the thermal energy move?

From the warm soda to the ice

200

What is transfer of energy through waves?

Radiation

200

Which pie has more thermal energy?

Pie 2 

200

What is a measure of the TOTAL kinetic energy? 

Thermal Energy

200

What is an object that transfers heat and electricity?

Conductor

200

The molecules of which of the following would have the most kinetic energy?

A. Ice Cube

B. Warm Tea

C. Boiling Water

C. Boiling Water

300

What is the transfer of energy through a medium such as a liquid or a gas?

Convection

300

Assuming room temperature is greater than temperature of a cup of ice water; True or False?

Heat flows from the ice cubes into the water.

False

300

Thermal energy and temperature both relate to the amount of __________ energy of moving particles of matter. 

Kinetic

300

An object that keeps heat and electricity from transferring is called a(n) what?

Insulator

300

Assuming room temperature is greater than temperature of a cup of ice water; True or False?

Heat flows from the water into the ice cubes.

True

400

Roasting a marshmallow over boiling water is an example of what?

Convection

400

Assuming room temperature is greater than temperature of a cup of ice water; True or False?

Heat flows from the air in the room into the cup. 

True

400

Which choice has the LEAST thermal energy?

A. all the water in Earth's oceans

B. a cup of hot cocoa

C. bathtub of warm water

B. a cup of hot cocoa

400

Metals are good what?

Conductors!

400

If you drop red hot metal into a pool of room temperature oil, explain the heat transfer between the two objects.

Heat flows from the metal into the oil. 

500

Roasting a marshmallow over a fire is an example of what?

Radiation

500

What 2 things determine the amount of thermal energy something has?

Mass and Temperature

500

As the temperature of air increases, what happens to the speed of its molecules?

Their speed will increase because the particles have more kinetic energy.

500

Gases such as air and materials such as plastic and wood are what? 

Thermal Insulators

500

The transfer of energy between systems is called what?

Heat