Friday, January 9, 2009


What? Me worry?


Test Tuesday!
The Transfer of Heat -
Thermal Energy & States of Matter
by Mr. Carrison - Gates Intermediate School
Scituate, MA

Test Tuesday!

OK Ms. Roy.... here it is per your request!




Test will be Tuesday, be READY!


1. I would look over all the handouts and vocab sheets. Vocab sheets should show you what I think are the key words??? Wonder if the crossword puzzle would make a good study guide? Hum... is going to the DOE's web site worth the effort?

2. Why not use the Massachusetts Department of Education's (DOE) web site to study? Use the MCAS question search page to look for questions that have to do with heat, convection, conduction, radiation, states of matter and so on. There is a KEYWORD box at the bottom of the page. Check out:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/search/default.asp?YearCode=%25&GradeID=8&QuestionTypeCode=%25&FormSubmitted=yes&SubjectCode=sci&Strand=74&Standard=207&KeywordVal=&AllowCalculator=&ReportingCategoryCode=&ShowReportingCategory=&originalpage=1&page=1&answers=&intro=no&advanced_search=yesb You might change the STRAND to STATES OF MATTER or FORMS OF ENERGY

3. While the above site is a bit cumbersome it is a great source for good questions. Note that you can turn answers ON or OFF. If you were a teacher…. Would you use any of these questions??? Hum……

4. What are some renewable methods that we can generate electricity? List 5 ways that were shown in the mega exciting film we watched in class.

The following are questions form our textbook’s test generator program. Do not forget to use the review section at the end of each chapter.

5. The transfer of electrons is to _____________________ as the movements, motion or wiggling of the particles in matter is to ____________.

6. The majority of our electricity in Scituate is generated using???

7. No more energy can be removed from matter at
a. its freezing point.
b. 0ÂșC.
c. absolute zero.
d. 273 K.

8. Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. radiation.
d. insulation.

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

10. Heat transfer occurs
a. in many directions.
b. both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.
c. only from warm objects to colder ones.
d. only from cold objects to warmer ones.

11. A material that does NOT conduct heat well is called a(n)
a. insulator.
b. conductor.
c. metal.
d. radiator.

12. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 kelvin is called its
a. specific heat.
b. heat transfer.
c. change of state.
d. melting point.

13. Which of these substances has the highest specific heat?
a. aluminum
b. glass
c. sand
d. water


14. How many different forms, or states, does most matter on Earth exist in?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. fifty

15. The addition or loss of thermal energy changes the arrangement of the particles during
a. a change of state.
b. conduction.
c. convection.
d. radiation.

16. The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid is called
a. the boiling point.
b. the freezing point.
c. the melting point.
d. absolute zero.

17. Vaporization that takes place only at the surface of a liquid is called
a. melting.
b. boiling.
c. evaporation.
d. condensation.

18. Which of these devices transfers thermal energy from a cool area to a warm area?
a. thermostat
b. vaporizer
c. combustion engine
d. refrigerator

19. Water freezes at 32 degrees on which temperature scale?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Celsius
c. Kelvin
d. absolute zero

20. Absolute zero is shown as 0 on which scale?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Celsius
c. Kelvin
d. Centigrade

21. Which of the following is true of the Celsius scale?
a. 212 degrees is the boiling point of water.
b. 0 degrees is absolute zero.
c. 0 degrees is the freezing point of water.
d. 32 degrees is the freezing point of water.

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

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

24. Which statement is true of gases?
a. The particles that make up gases are packed together in a relatively fixed position.
b. Gases have a definite volume.
c. Gases have a definite shape.
d. Gases expand to fill all the space available.

25. 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.

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.

26. A student lists three temperature measurements: 100°F, 100°C, and 100 K. Of the three measurements, 100 K is the highest temperature. _________________________

27. The more particles a substance has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has. _________________________

28. During conduction heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid. _________________________

29. Trapped air is a good conductor because it reduces heat transfer. _________________________

30. As most substances are cooled, they expand. _________________________

31. A substance gains thermal energy as it freezes. _________________________

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