Entropy

The Universe tends toward ___

• order

• disorder

• harmony

• kindness

Which law of thermodynamics says that "any spontaneous process increases the randomness of the Universe"?

• zeroth

• first

• second

• third

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The very act of putting one system in order requires that other systems become ___

• disordered

• ordered as well

• hotter

• colder

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

For your lunch to give you energy, it has to be broken down into which less ordered nutrients?

• greases, fats, and lipids

• carbohydrates, sugars, and starches

• carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids

• proteins and amino acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

The macronutrients from your lunch were broken down even further as they were converted to ___

• proteins

• energy in your cells

• starches

• polymers

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Cleaning your house in fact increases the overall disorder of ___

• your house

• your office

• your kitchen

• the Universe

In chemistry, the measure of molecular randomness, or disorder, is dubbed ___

• entropy

• ethalpy

• disorderly

• Gibb's free energy

The Second Law of Thermodynamics says that "any spontaneous process increases the ___"

• order of the Universe

• disorder of the Universe

• temperature of the system

• temperature of the surroundings

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

"Spontaneous" simply means a process that doesn't need ___

• a spark to ignite it

• parental approval

• to be at a specific temperature

• outside energy to proceed

Anything that increases the disorder of the Universe ___

• is not permitted

• happens spontaneously

• occurs instantly

• is exothermic