Review for Physics QZ 11.1-11.2

The Sun warms us by

• conduction

• convection

• induction

• radiation

• absolute zero

• the freezing point

• the point of radiation

• specific heat

The diagram represents the flow of energy in a heat engine. The letters x, y, and z represent energy. Which equation expresses the change in thermal energy in the heat engine?

What instrument is shown here?

• anemometer

• calorimeter

• barometer

• thermometer

_______ is the process by which kinetic energy is transferred when particles collide.

• Thermal conduction

• Convection

• Heat transfer

• Radiation

_______ is the state in which the rate of energy flow between two objects is equal and the objects are at the same termperature.

• Dynamic equilibrium

• Temperature limit

• Thermal equilibrium

• Thermometry

The thermal energy needed to vaporize 1 kg of a liquid is called the _______.

• boiling point

• heat of fusion

• heat of vaporization

• specific heat

The amount of energy needed to melt 1 kg of a substance is called the _______.

• boiling point

• heat of fusion

• heat of vaporization

• specific heat

Which can remove thermal energy from a colder object and add it to a warmer object?

• dishwasher

• microwave

• oven

• refrigerator

_______ is the measure of the energy dispersal in a system.

• Entropy

• Fusion

• Disarray

• Work