ICP Chapter 6 Review

Refrigerators and air conditioners are examples of:

• heat pumps

• heat engines

• heat movers

• solar collectors

Wind and ocean currents are formed by _

• radiation

• convection

• conduction

• condensation

A material that reduces the flow of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation is a(n)

• conductor

• insulator

• solar collector

• radiator

Of the following, the insulation that is most resistant to heat flow is rated _.

• R-40

• R-20

• R-10

• R-1

The process by which engine fuels burn is _.

• radiation

• convection

• combustion

• insulation

Of the following, the best insulator would be ___

• silver

• copper

• air

• iron

Compared to the efficiency of a gasoline engine, a diesel engine is __

• one fourth as efficient

• one half as efficient

• twice as efficient

• four times as efficient

In the equation Q= mcΔT, the letter Q represents _

• Mass

• Change

• Specific Heat

• Heat

In the equation Q = mcΔT, the Δ represents _

• mass

• heat

• change

• temperature

temperature measures the __ of the particles of a material.

• heat

• kinetic energy

• potential energy

• kinetic and potential energy