Science 6 Chapter 8 Test Set A Question Preview (ID: 35740)


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No more energy can be removed from matter at
a) its freezing point
b) 0 Degrees Celsius
c) absolute zero
d) 273 Kelvin

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler one is called
a) heat
b) temperature
c) momentum
d) motion

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) insulation

Heat transfer occurs
a) in many directions
b) both from warm objects to cooler ones and from cool objects to warmer ones
c) only from warm objects to cool objects
d) only from cool objects to warm objects

A material that conducts heat poorly is called a(n)
a) insulator
b) conductor
c) metal
d) radiator

The amount of energy needed to raise 1 Kilogram of a substance by 1 degree Kelvin is called
a) specific heat
b) heat transfer
c) change of state
d) melting point

As the thermal energy of matter increases, its particles usually spread out causing
a) condensation
b) evaporation
c) thermal expansion
d) vaporization

Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) insulation

Which of these is a good conductor?
a) wood
b) paper
c) silver
d) air

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called
a) thermal energy
b) conduction
c) convection
d) temperature

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