Science

The freezing point of water on the Celsius scale is

0 degrees

Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree

Specific heat

SI

Système international

Average kinetic energy of particles of matter

Temperature

Thermal energy is transferred between object only when they have different

Temperature

Which of the following statements about temperature is true

Temperature measures kinetic energy

Water takes up_______ space as a liquid than it does as a solid.

Less

Measure that affects the thermal energy of matter but not its temperature

Mass

The thermal energy of an object depends on its

Mass and temperature

All substance have thermal energy because their particles are always

Moving

A material with greater specific heat

None of the above

Most types of matter expand to some degree when they get warmer

True

Specific heat is a property that is specific to a given type of matter.

True

Temperature is a physical property of matter

True

Thermal energy always move from an object with a higher temperature to an object with a lower temperature

True

If a bucket full of water and a cup of full water have the same temperature then the water in the

Bucket has greater thermal energy

Scale for measuring temperature

Celsius

An abject with a higher temperature always has greater thermal energy than an object with a lower temperature.

False

Most metals have a very specific heat.

False

On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is 32 degrees c

False

Only warm or hot objects have thermal energy

False

Temperature is the same thing as thermal energy.

False

Substance in the ____ state of matter usually expand the most when heated.

Gas

If two objects have the same mass, the object with the higher temperature always

Has greater thermal energy and feels warmer

Transfer of thermal energy between objects with different temperatures

Heat

The specific heat of a substance is measured in the SI unit called the

Joules

Total kinetic energy of particles of matter

Thermal energy

If you put a cool spoon into a cup of hot coffee, the temperature of the spoon rises because

Thermal energy is transferred from the coffee to the spoon Particles of the spoon gain kinetic energy

A__________ shows how hot or cold something is relative to two reference temperature

Thermometer

Device for measuring temperature

Thermometer

If particles of an object start to move more quickly, the object's temperature

True

Which of the following materials has the greatest specific heat?

Water