Specific Heat

If 300 g of Iron absorbs 15 kJ of heat, calculate the change in temperature of the iron sample. Specific heat of Iron is 0.5 J/g⋅⁰C.

• 10⁰C
• -10⁰C
• 20⁰C
• -20⁰C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-1

NGSS.HS-PS3-2

If the change of temperature is 10⁰C, what is the final temperature if the initial temperature was 10⁰C.

• 20⁰C
• -20⁰C
• -10⁰C
• 0⁰C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?

• Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
• Object B, it has a lower specific heat
• Object A, it has a higher specific heat
• Object B, it has a higher specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Object X has a specific heat of 2.45 J/g⁰C and object Z has a specific heat of 5.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up slower?

• Object X, it has a lower spefici heat
• Object Z, it has a lower specific heat
• Object X, it has a higher specific heat
• Object Z, it has a higher specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A 20 g sample of an unknown substance is heated from 40⁰C to 60⁰C. Calculate the specific heat of this substance if you know that 1,000 J of energy is absorbed.

• 2.5 J/g⁰C
• 0.4J/g⁰C
• 2.4J/g⁰C
• 0.5J/g⁰C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Graphite has a specific heat of 0.709 J/g⁰C. If a 20 gram piece of graphite is cooled from 38⁰C to 18⁰C, how much energy was lost by the graphite?

• 283.6 J
• 183.6 J
• 203 J
• 109 J

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-PS3-4

The symbol for specific heat is .......

• c
• Q
• m
• t

What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ½mv
• m=QC

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the symbol for Thermal Energy?

• Q
• t
• m
• C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4