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