Thermal Energy Worksheet
Explore thermal energy, heat transfer, and states of matter with this Grade 6 science worksheet.
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Thermal Energy Exploration
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is thermal energy?
Energy from light
Energy from moving particles
Energy from sound
Energy from electricity
2. Which method of heat transfer involves direct contact between objects?
Convection
Radiation
Conduction
Insulation
3. Heat always flows from a object to a object.
4. The transfer of heat through liquids or gases by the movement of currents is called .
5. All objects contain some amount of thermal energy.
True
False
6. A good conductor of heat will also be a good insulator.
True
False
7. Explain the difference between heat and temperature.
8. Describe an example of heat transfer by radiation that you observe in your daily life.
9. Observe the diagram below showing the particle arrangement in different states of matter. How does adding thermal energy affect the particles in a solid, liquid, and gas?

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