Specific Heat

Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat?

• Iron

• Wood

• Water

• Sand

How quickly or slowly a substance heats or cools is measured by its _____.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance by....

• 1°C

• 5°C

• 10°C

• 20°C

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following substances has the lowest specific heat?

• Wood

• Sand

• Water

• Iron

• Lead

The specific heat of water is?

• 0.67 J/g

• 0.45 J/g

• 4.18 J/g

• 1.76 J/g

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Metals have relatively high specific heats.

• True

• False

_____heat is a measure of how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Specific heat is a physical property of matter.=

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Lead has a very low specific heat.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A substance with high specific heat heats and cools quickly.

• True

• False