Temperature, Energy and heat.

Name: ___________________________ Class ______ Date_______

1. Differentiate between thermal energy and heat.

2. A cup of coffee is placed on a table. Is it in thermal equilibrium? What condition

determines when the coffee is in equilibrium?

3. The particles in a hot object move more rapidly on average than those in a cold object.

i) Is it valid to say that a hot object contains more heat than a cold object?

ii) Is it valid to say that a hot object contains more energy than a cold object?