Lesson 3: Temperature and Heat Answers

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Which best describes the difference between internal and thermal energy?

A
Internal energy is the total potential energy in a substance, and thermal energy is the total kinetic energy in a substance.
B
Thermal energy is the total potential energy in a substance, and internal energy is the total kinetic energy in a substance.
C
Internal energy is the total potential and kinetic energies in a substance, and thermal energy is the part of internal energy that can be transferred to another substance.
D
Thermal energy is the total potential and kinetic energies in a substance, and internal energy is the part of internal energy that can be transferred to another substance.
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Sample Response: Heat is thermal energy that flows from a warmer substance to a cooler substance. Thermal energy is the part of internal energy that can be transferred. Which did you include in your response? Check all that apply.Thermal energy is the part of internal energy that can be transferred from one substance to another.Heat is thermal energy that flows from a warmer substance to a cooler substance.

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Thermal energy is the part of internal energy that can be transferred from one substance to another.
B
Heat is thermal energy that flows from a warmer substance to a cooler substance.
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What is the difference between thermal energy and heat?

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Thermal energy is the total internal energy of a substance due to the kinetic energy of its molecules. Heat is the transfer of that thermal energy from a substance at a higher temperature to a substance at a lower temperature.

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List these drinks in order of kinetic energy, starting with the drink whose particles have the highest kinetic energy.

A
hot chocolate, water, juice, milk
B
hot chocolate, juice, milk, water
C
water, milk, juice, hot chocolate
D
water, hot chocolate, juice, milk

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