Specific Heat

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

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

What is the equation to measure the amount of Thermal Energy?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ∆mct
• m=QC

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the symbol for Thermal Energy in the specific heat formula?

• Q
• t
• m
• C

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A high specific heat means...

• It requires less energy to change temperature
• It requires more energy to change temperature
• It heats up very quickly

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

• 50°
• 0°
• 100°
• 150°

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The specific heat of aluminum is 0.21 cal/g°C.  How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of aluminum foil is taken out of the oven and cools from 100° to 50°?

• 105 J
• 10.5 J
• 1.05 J
• 50 J

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  Based on the chart, which material would be have the SMALLEST change in temperature?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4