Temperature and Thermal Energy

Question 1

The diagram shows the scales used for recording temperatures. The labels for the scales are missing.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

W: FahrenheitX: CelsiusY: Kelvin

Question 2

What is the temperature, in degrees Celsius, of a substance with a temperature of 49K?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

–224°C

Question 3

The diagram shows a thermometer used to measure temperature.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

scale

Question 4

A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water’s temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to drop?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The kinetic energy of the water molecules decreases.

Question 5

A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water’s temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to rise?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The molecules in the thermometer’s liquid spread apart.

Question 6

Which is equal to a temperature of 50°F?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

10°C

Question 7

Which shows the potential energy of particles in three substances, from least to greatest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

gas, liquid, solid

Question 8

Which type of energy refers to the sum of potential and kinetic energies in the particles of a substance?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

internal

Question 9

Which best describes thermal energy?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It is the portion of internal energy that can be transferred from one substance to another.

Question 10

Sayid recorded the temperatures of four substances in a chart.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The particles in substance W have a lower average kinetic energy than the particles in substance X.

Temperature and Thermal Energy Answers