Lab: Thermal Energy Transfer — Cumulative exam Answers

Which describes an effect that ocean currents have on short-term climate change?

Where is most of Earth’s 3 percent of fresh water found?

The total energy in a system is 675 J. The kinetic energy changes from 296 J to 432 J. Which statement best describes the potential energy of this system?

At which temperature does water have particles with a greater average kinetic energy than water with a temperature of 30°C?

Which best describes a difference between energy transformations in power plants and dams?

Jin listed some common thermal insulators and conductors in a chart.Which belongs in the area marked with an X?

Which shows the temperatures of three substances, in order, from greatest to least?

Which action destroys topsoil?

Which of these actions would increase heat transfer between two objects?

Which is an example of potential energy?

Which event is associated with tornados?

Kyle has a mass of 54 kg and is jogging at a velocity of 3 m/s. What is Kyle’s kinetic energy? (Formula: )

Which state(s) of matter have no definite shape or volume?

Which of these prevents conduction from occurring?

What is the overall energy transformation in a coal-fired power plant?

Which statement gives two characteristics of all liquids?

Examine the weather map.

During which changes of state do atoms that cannot move past one another become free to move?

Cindy pours cool milk into a hot bowl of oatmeal and then stirs it with a room-temperature spoon. Which substance will have heat flow from it to the other substances?

Which indicates that thermal energy is no longer being transferred from boiling water to a mug?