5th Grade - SCIENCE - Chapter 4 quiz

Question 1

Energy that an object has because of its position or condition

Answer 1

potential energy

Question 2

Energy that an object has because of its motion

Answer 2

kinetic energy

Question 3

The total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance is its _____

Answer 3

thermal energy

Question 4

This is the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

Answer 4

temperature

Question 5

the amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1 degree Celsius is called ____

Answer 5

calorie

Question 6

This occurs when particles in a substance move faster and occupy a larger space without chaining to another state of matter

Answer 6

thermal expansion

Question 7

A large pot of water on a stove is heated by ____

Answer 7

convection

Question 8

A metal spoon in a cup of hot chocolate is heated by _____

Answer 8

conduction

Question 9

Any substance that releases energy when it burns is called _____

Answer 9

fuel

Question 10

Energy has many _____

Answer 10

forms

Question 11

Bread being toasted in a toaster is called _____

Answer 11

radiation

Question 12

Heat that occurs when the particles of a substance carry thermal energy as they move from one place to another in a curricular mouton

Answer 12

convection

Question 13

Heat that occurs when there are no particles to carry the energy

Answer 13

radiation

Question 14

Heat that occurs when the particles of a substance bump into each other

Answer 14

conduction

Question 15

Heat that usually occurs in liquids and gases

Answer 15

convection

Question 16

Heat that usually occurs in solids

Answer 16

conduction

Question 17

Heat that can travel through space from the sun to the earth

Answer 17

radiation

Question 18

This term describes the ability to work

Answer 18

energy

Question 19

What scientific term is used to measure temperature?

Answer 19

thermometer

Question 20

Which temperature scale do most scientists use?

Answer 20

Celsius Scale

Question 21

Do most substances expand or contract when heated?

Answer 21

expand

Question 22

There are 2 cups of water – 1 is 14 degrees Celsius and the other is 100 degrees Celsius. Which one has more thermal energy?

Answer 22

The one with 100 degrees Celsius because it is hotter. The amount of thermal energy in a substance depends on the temperature and mass of that substance.

Question 23

______ is the ability to do work

Answer 23

energy

Question 24

________, also called “stored energy” is the energy that an object or substance has of its position or condition.

Answer 24

potential energy

Question 25

______ is the energy that an object or substance has because of its motion

Answer 25

kinetic energy

Question 26

_____ is the total kinetic energy of the particles in a substance

Answer 26

thermal energy

Question 27

The amount of a substance's thermal energy depends on the temperature and ______ of that substance.

Answer 27

mass

Question 28

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance is called _______

Answer 28

temperature

Question 29

An instrument that measures temperature is a _____

Answer 29

thermometer

Question 30

The _____ scale is usually used by scientists to measure temperature. The scale is based on 0 degrees as the freezing point and 100 degrees as the boiling point.

Answer 30

Celsius

Question 31

The attraction between the particles of a substance depends on the ______ at which its particles move

Answer 31

speed

Question 32

When the temperature of a substance increases, the _____ of its particles also increases

Answer 32

speed

Question 33

The faster the particles move, the _____ attraction there is between the particles

Answer 33

less

Question 34

A ______ has particles that vibrate back and forth. It has great attraction between the particles

Answer 34

solid

Question 35

A _______ has particles that move faster than a solid. It has less attraction between the particles than a solid.

Answer 35

liquid

Question 36

A ____ has particles that move rapidly and cover great distances. It has little attraction between its particles.

Answer 36

gas

Question 37

When cooled, a substance ______ thermal energy.

Answer 37

losses

Question 38

Sometimes particles in a substance mov faster and occupy a larger space but do not change to another state of matter. This is known as ________

Answer 38

thermal expansion

Question 39

Almost every substance _____ when heated and ____contracts when cooled.

Answer 39

Expands when heated - | Contracts when cooled

Question 40

The amount of thermal energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1 degree Celsius is called a ______

Answer 40

calorie

Question 41

What are examples of how thermal expansion affects every day life?

Answer 41

- movement of liquid in liquid thermometers | - design of spaces between sections of sidewalks, bridges and roads for expansion

Question 42

Why do metal object get warmer than plastic objects?

Answer 42

- some substance heat or cool more easily than others | - metal can store more heat than plastic

Question 43

True or False: Heat flows from cooler objects to warmer objects

Answer 43

false

Question 44

True or False: As you increase the temperature of a substance the speed of its particles decreases

Answer 44

false

Question 45

True or False: When matter is heated it always changes to another state

Answer 45

false

Question 46

True or False: An insulator allows heat to move through it easily

Answer 46

false

Question 47

The liquid in an outdoor thermometer will ____ during a snowstorm

Answer 47

contract

Question 48

A wooden dresser drawer may be more difficult to close during the ____ months

Answer 48

summer

Question 49

Engineers design spaces between bridge sections to prevent buckling by allowing for thermal _____ and contraction

Answer 49

expansion

Question 50

A _____ is a unit of measurement used to measure thermal energy

Answer 50

calorie

Question 51

A metal shovel will heat _____ easily in the sun than a plastic shovel will.

Answer 51

more

Question 52

________ a substance causes the particles to move faster and occupy a larger space

Answer 52

heating