Thermal Energy Study Guide
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1. Particles in liquids move much ______________________ than in solids.
2. Change from liquid to gas at the surface is ______________________.
3. Change from a gas to a liquid is ______________________.
4. Change from liquid to gas from within is ______________________.
5. Temperature that solids become liquids
is the ____________________
___________________.
6. Temperature that liquids become solids is the _________________
_________________.
7. An increase in ______________________ causes a temperature increase.
8. Thermal energy always moves from ____________________objects to
______________________ objects.
9. A cup of hot chocolate has ______________________ thermal energy than a
snowman.
10. ______________________ is the transfer of energy between two objects at
different temperatures.
11. A ______________________ acts as an automatic switch, due to a temperature
change.
12. ______________________ is the transfer of energy that involves direct
contact.
13. ______________________ is the transfer of energy that occurs in fluids.
14. Energy is transferred from the sun to the Earth through
______________________.
15. A continuous cycle of moving air is called a ______________________
____________________.
16. Convert 50 oF to oC
17. Convert 12 oC to oF
18. Convert 25 oC to oK
19. Convert -180 oF to oK
20. Convert 50 oK to oF
21. Make a Venn Diagram with Temperature and Heat
22. What is the difference between expansion and contraction?
23. Describe how bimetallic strips work.
24. What is absolute zero?
25. What is the temperature water freezes and boils in oCelsius?
26. List three units to measure heat; circle the one that food units are labeled with.
27. What is thermal equilibrium?