Calorimetry Quiz

What information does the specific heat capacity of water tell us?

• How much energy was released in the combustion of our food item

• The amount of energy to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 Celsius degree

• The amount of energy in our water when we started the calorimetry lab

• It is just a constant to help us cancel units

What was the purpose of burning the cheese ball?

• To know how many calories we will get from eating the cheese balls

• So we could go back into the lab again

• To obtain the percent error

• To calculate the efficiency of our lab setup

What is the process by which our body gets energy from the food we eat?

• cellular respiration

• combustion

• photosynthesis

• digestion

Where in the food is energy stored?

• In the fat, protein, and carbs

• In the food molecules themselves

• In the molecular bonds of the food

Why can we use combustion as a representation of the amount of energy released when we metabolize food?

• The two processes are identical

• The two processes are exactly opposite

• The two processes have the same net chemical reaction

• The two processes are both exothermic

Can we reasonably grow enough pumpkins to survive on Mars for 9 months?

• Yes

• No

Can we reasonably grow enough radishes to survive on Mars for 9 months?

• Yes

• No

Cellular respiration is an __________ process.

• Endothermic

• Exothermic

• Energy Neutral

Combustion is an __________ process.

• Endothermic

• Exothermic

• Energy Neutral

The reaction in the hand warmers is an __________ process.

• Endothermic

• Exothermic

• Energy Neutral