Heat Capacity & Specific Heat

Which will heat up faster?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

• Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

• Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

• There is more water than sand at the beach.

• There is more sand than water at the beach.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

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

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added
• It requires more energy to change temperature

Specific heat of water is  4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°C What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

• Water
• Wood
• Both are same

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?

• 100 mL
• 1000 mL
• They both heat up at the same speed
• They cool down.

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?

• They would slow down
• They would stop moving
• They would speed up
• There would be no effect

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

The SI units J/g°C measures

• Specific heat

• mass

• temperature

• heat energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4