Heat, Temperature & Thermal Energy — Drills · Grade 6 Science
Chapter: Energy, Heat & Thermal DesignWhat these drills covers
By the end of Heat, Temperature & Thermal Energy you should be able to:
- I can explain the difference between temperature and thermal energy with an example.
- I can predict which way energy flows between two objects at different temperatures.
- I can calculate the energy needed to heat a given mass by a given number of degrees.
4 questions, multiple choice and written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: temperature, heat, evidence, system boundary, uncertainty.
Problem 1
- temperature: A property related to average microscopic particle motion in a simple material model.
- Heat is a material substance stored inside an object.
- The hotter sample must always have the greater total thermal energy.
- A sample with missing measurements has proved those values are zero.
Answer and explanation
temperature: A property related to average microscopic particle motion in a simple material model.
A property related to average microscopic particle motion in a simple material model.
Problem 2
- The hotter sample must always have the greater total thermal energy.
- heat: Energy transfer caused by a temperature difference.
- Heat is a material substance stored inside an object.
- Repeating any method makes every causal claim true.
Answer and explanation
heat: Energy transfer caused by a temperature difference.
Energy transfer caused by a temperature difference.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
Net energy transfer from the warmer surroundings tends to raise its temperature toward room conditions.
Compare the scientific meaning and reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; human review is required.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
No. Microscopic motion continues; equilibrium concerns the absence of a net temperature-driven transfer between the compared systems.
Compare the scientific meaning and reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; human review is required.