Indiana Science Grade 8

Chapter 9: Thermal Energy

Section 3 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
The amount of energy needed to change a substance from a solid phase to a liquid phase is __________.
A)heat of vaporization
B)heat of transformation
C)heat of fusion
D)melting point
2.
The energy required to change a liquid to a gas is __________.
A)heat of fusion
B)boiling point
C)heat of vaporization
D)heat of sublimation
3.
__________ is an increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased.
A)Buoyancy
B)Diffusion
C)Kinetic fusion
D)Thermal expansion
4.
A(n) __________ is any device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.
A)generator
B)engine
C)refrigerator
D)heat pump
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