20. Heat and Temperature

Four objects—a metal spoon, a ceramic mug, a glass plate, and a wooden spatula—are all removed from the same hot oven at the same time. Which of the following correctly ranks them from highest to lowest temperature immediately after removal?

Which of the following statements about the resistance of most conducting materials is correct?

Which of the following best explains why hot air is considered 'hot' in terms of its physical properties?

Which of the following typically occurs when the $\mathrm{temperature}$ of an object decreases?

Which unit of measurement is commonly used to measure thermal energy?

Which statement best describes the difference between $\mathrm{thermal energy}$ and $\mathrm{temperature}$?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the lower limit of temperature?

Which of the following correctly identifies the ordinary and absolute temperature scales used in the $\mathrm{SI}$ and English systems?

Which region on Earth receives the most solar radiation per unit area over a year?$J/m^2 per year$

The temperature of an object is directly related to which of the following properties at the microscopic level?

Which statement best describes the relationship between thermal energy and temperature difference ($\mathrm{\Delta T}$)?

How does increasing the temperature of an object affect the amount of energy it emits as thermal radiation?

When there is a temperature inversion in the atmosphere, you would expect to experience which of the following conditions?

How do variations in $T$ (temperature) affect the reading of an altimeter in an aircraft that uses atmospheric pressure to determine altitude?

Why are temperatures generally hotter in locations near the $\mathrm{equator}$?