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The average kinetic energy of an object's particles
a) Thermal
b) Temperature
c) Heat
d) Thermometer

Heat moves from an area of ____ temperature to an area of ____ temperature
a) Denser, Less Dense
b) Higher, Lower
c) Lower, Higher
d) Less Dense, More Dense

Temperature and heat are the same thing
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

A good conductor is:
a) Trapped air
b) Foam
c) Metal
d) Cloth

Thermal Insulators are not good conductors of heat
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

What contributes to most convection currents on earth
a) Wind and Precipitation
b) Water and Soil
c) Moon and Stars
d) Sun and Gravity

Convection causes heat to transfer more slowly
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Does thermal radiation require molecules for the transfer of heat?
a) Yes
b) No
c)
d)

Radiated heat travels in the form of _____________
a) Molecules
b) Electromagnetic waves
c) calories
d) Calories

Where does Geothermal energy come from?
a) Fission
b) Fusion
c) calories
d) Inside the Earth

What happens to molecules of a substance as it heats up?
a) They gain more kinetic energy
b) They move more quickly
c) Both A and B
d) Neither A or B

Heat transferred by colliding molecules is called
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) All of the above

Heat transferred by moving currents is called:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) All of the above

Heat transferred by way of electromagnetic waves is called:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) All of the above

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