Thermodynamics Review

The entropy of the universe is always increasing. Which law does this refer to?

• 0th law of thermodynamics

• 1st law of thermodynamics

• 2nd law of thermodynamics

• 3rd law of thermodynamics

If A has the same temperature as B and C, then A, B, and C are in thermal equilibrium. Which law does this refer to?

• 0th law of thermodynamics

• 1st law of thermodynamics

• 2nd law of thermodynamics

• 3rd law of thermodynamics

What method of heat transfer is this?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

What method of heat transfer is occurring in the pot?

• Radiation

• Conduction

• Convection

What method of heat transfer is occurring from the handle to the hand?

• Convection

• Radiation

• Conduction

The first law of thermodynamics, the internal energy of a system can either be increased by adding heat or doing work on the system, while energy is never lost, is a restatement of the

• Principle of entropy

• Law of heat addition

• Conservation of energy

• Law of potential energy

When you place metal in boiling water, heat flows from the _________ to the _______.

• metal to the boiling water

• bottom of the metal to the top half of the metal

• bottom of the water to the top of the water

• boiling water to the metal

A substance with a low specific heat requires less energy to heat up and a substance with high specific heat require more energy to heat up and heats up slower

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thermal energy always moves:

• From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.
• From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.
• From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.
• From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.

Which of the following features of the graph shown below represents the net work done during the complete thermodynamic cycle ABCA?

• the slope of the line BC

• the area under the line AB

• the area bound by triangle ABCA

• the average slope of the lines AB, BC, and CA