Specific Heat

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

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

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

The specific heat of aluminum is 0.21 cal/g°C.  How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?

• 105 J
• 10.5 J
• 1.05 J
• 50 J

What is the change in temperature when 50,000 Joules of energy is added to 200 grams of water at 25 C?

• 0.016 C
• 1,500 C
• 63 C
• 0.4 C

How much liquid water can you change 20 C if you apply 20,000 J?

• 500 g
• 100,000 g
• 250 g
• 350 g

If the specific heat of water is 4,186 J/kg∙°C, how much heat is required to increase the temperature of 1.2 kg of water from 23 °C to 39 °C? 

• -80,371.2 J
• 44,938.6 J
• 80,371.2 J
• 112,575.9 K