Specific Heat 2025

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.HS-PS3-4

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

There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?

• Large cup (Trenta)
• Small cup (Tall)
• Medium cup (Venti)
• All three are the same temperature so they have the same thermal energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

A high specific heat means...

• It requires less energy to change temperature
• It requires more energy to change temperature
• It heats up very quickly

There are 2 pans of water, one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. You add 4000 joules of energy,  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.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

If I have 2 blocks of Aluminium (one of 1kg and one of 10 kg) and heat them up with 6,000 Joules of energy.
Which one will have the SMALLEST change in temperature?

• 1 kg
• 10 kg
• They both heat up  to the same temperature
• It depends on the temperature of the room

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

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

How does heat flow?

• Always from cold to warm
• Always from warm to cold
• Both warm to cold & cold to warm
• It depends on the temperature

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4