Specific Heat

The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

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What is the symbol for Specific Heat

• Q
• t
• m
• C

What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ∆mct
• m=QC

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC

• Wood
• Water
• Both are the same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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A material was cooled from 100ºC to 40ºC.  What is the temperature change?

• 60ºC
• 40ºC
• -60ºC
• -40ºC

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is the SI unit for temperature?

• Kelvin
• Celcius
• Fahrenheit
• All of these

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What is Specific Heat?

• The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
  
• The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
• The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
• The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature one degree Celsius of a substance.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4