Physics: Temperature
Test Quiz
1. In physics, temperature is the average ______ of the moving particles in a substance.
a. Potential energy
b. Electric energy
c. Nuclear energy
d. Kinetic energy
e. Potential force
2. What device is used to measure temperature?
a. Barometer
b. Thermometer
c. Anemometer
d. Multimeter
e. Voltmeter
3. Do most substances expand or contract as they get hotter?
a. Expand
b. Contract
c. Stay the same
d.
e.
4. Which temperature scale uses absolute zero as the 0 point of its scale?
a. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit
c. Kelvin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. Which temperature scale is the most common throughout the world?
a. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit
c. Kelvin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
6. Which temperature scale is the most commonly used by scientists?
a. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit
c. Kelvin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
7. Which temperature scale is the most commonly used in the United States?
a. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit
c. Kelvin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. Which temperature scale uses the freezing point of water as the 0 point and the boiling point of water as the 100 point?
a. Celsius
b. Fahrenheit
c. Kelvin
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
9. What is the coldest temperature possible?
a. Total zero
b. Freezing point
c. Complete zero
d. Absolute freezing
e. Absolute zero
10. Which state of matter of a given substance has the highest temperature?
a. Solid
b. Liquid
c. Gas
d. They all have the same
e.
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