Specific Heat

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

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

What is the symbol for Thermal Energy?

• Q

• t

• m

• c

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ∆mct
• m=QC

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

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

• 60ºC
• 40ºC
• -60ºC
• -40ºC

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

Specific heat is....

• The measure of kinetic energy of an objects particles
• A measure of the energy needed to increase the average kinetic energy of the particles
• The heating caused by the motion of flluid due to temperature difference
• The transfer of energy by electromagnetic radiation

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 J of thermal energy. What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?

• Copper

• Carbon Steel

• Zinc

• Stainless Steel

There are 2 pans of water, one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. You add 4000 joules of energy, determine which one has the bigger change in temperature?

• 100 mL

• 1000 mL

• They the same material so they both heat to the same temperature

• They both will cool down.