Specific Heat

According to the ESRT, which material would require the most heat energy to increase the temperature of 1 gram of the material one Celsius degree?

• Ice

• Water

• Basalt

• Granite

When a  piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°, What is the change in temperature?

• 50°
• 0°
• 100°
• 150°

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

The symbol for specific heat is .......

• c
• Q
• m
• t

What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ½mv
• m=QC

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

• 66.5 J

• 665 J

• 0.0266 J

• 0.665 J

• t - celsius

• celsius - t

20 g of water. specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C.  temperature changes from 25° C to 20° C, how much heat energy (Q) moves from the water to the surroundings?

• 418 Joules
• 209 J
• 83 J
• 4.18 J

The specific heat(c) of copper is 0.39 J/g °C. What is the temperature change(∆t) when 100 Joules of heat(Q) is added to 20 grams of copper?

• 12.82 °C
• 24.12°C
• 351 °C

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 gram of ice at -2 C to water at 20 C?

• 440 J
• 880 J
• 10,140 J
• 66,000 J