Specific Heat Capacity Practice

Front

What is the transfer of energy between objects at different temperatures called?

Back

Heat

Front

Heat ALWAYS moves from which temperature to which temperature?

Back

High to Low Temperature

Front

For a skillet used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat?

Back

Low, so that it will change temperature quickly.

Front

Why is the sand at the beach hotter than the water?

Back

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

Front

Which material would require the greatest amount of heat energy to raise its temperature from 5°C to 10°C?

Back

Dry Air.

Front

Define specific heat capacity.

Back

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1°C.

Front

What is the specific heat capacity of water?

Back

4.18 J/g°C.

Front

How does specific heat capacity affect temperature change in substances?

Back

Substances with low specific heat capacity change temperature quickly, while those with high specific heat capacity change temperature slowly.

Front

What is the relationship between mass and specific heat in terms of heat energy required?

Back

More mass requires more heat energy to change temperature.

Front

What is thermal equilibrium?

Back

The state in which two objects in contact reach the same temperature.