Thermodynamics Quiz

What does the first law of thermodynamics state?

• Energy can be created and destroyed

• Energy can only be converted from one form to another

• Energy cannot be converted into work

• Energy can only be converted from one form to another, and the total amount of energy does not change

What is the second law of thermodynamics about?

• The total entropy of any isolated system tends to decrease over time

• The total energy of a closed system tends to decrease over time

• The total energy of a closed system does not change

• The total entropy of any isolated system tends to increase over time

What is the concept of a 'system' in thermodynamics?

• The boundary between the system and surroundings

• The imaginary dotted line drawn around the volume of a system

• The region of the universe under study

• The surroundings of the universe

What is the central concept of thermodynamics?

• Temperature and entropy

• Energy and work

• Pressure and volume

• Chemical potential and particle number

What is a thermodynamic process?

• The change in the internal energy of a system

• The change in the volume of a system

• The change in the pressure of a system

• The change in the temperature of a system

Who is considered the 'father of thermodynamics'?

• Otto von Guericke

• Thomas Savery

• Robert Boyle

• Sadi Carnot

When was the term 'thermodynamics' coined?

• 1858

• 1650

• 1824

• 1873

What is the study of the interrelation of heat with chemical reactions or with a physical change of state within the confines of the laws of thermodynamics?

• Statistical thermodynamics

• Phenomenological thermodynamics

• Chemical thermodynamics

• Classical thermodynamics