
Exploring the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
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6th - 10th Grade
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Sophia Harris
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is defined as a system in thermodynamics?
Only the air molecules in a room
The entire universe
A group of molecules that are of interest
The boundary around a coffee cup
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the first law of thermodynamics, what happens to the energy lost by a system?
It is created
It is destroyed
It is gained by the surroundings
It disappears
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why doesn't the temperature of the surroundings significantly increase when a hot coffee cools down?
The surroundings have fewer molecules
The energy is destroyed
The energy is evenly distributed among many molecules
The coffee absorbs the energy back
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the second law of thermodynamics state?
Temperature always increases
Energy can be destroyed
Entropy cannot decrease spontaneously
Energy can be created
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is entropy a measure of?
The speed of molecules
The concentration of energy
The temperature of a system
How much energy has spread out
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why can't energy from the surroundings spontaneously enter a room temperature coffee to heat it up?
It violates the second law of thermodynamics
It violates the first law of thermodynamics
The coffee absorbs all the energy
The surroundings have no energy
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the entropy of a system when energy spreads out?
It decreases
It stays the same
It increases
It fluctuates
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS3-4
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