Hard Specific Heat Questions

Object A has a specific heat of 4.45 J/g⁰C and object B has a specific heat of 1.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up faster?

• Object A, it has a lower spefici heat
• Object B, it has a lower specific heat
• Object A, it has a higher specific heat
• Object B, it has a higher specific heat

Object X has a specific heat of 2.45 J/g⁰C and object Z has a specific heat of 5.82 J/g⁰C. Which object will heat up slower?

• Object X, it has a lower spefici heat
• Object Z, it has a lower specific heat
• Object X, it has a higher specific heat
• Object Z, it has a higher specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

What unit do you use to measure Thermal Energy?

• J/Kg ºC
• Kg
• ºC
• J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

There are four cups of hot cocoa. The cup sizes are shown. The temperature of the cocoa in each cup is 25 degrees celsius. Which cup has the MOST thermal energy?

• Large cup (Trenta)
• Small cup (Tall)
• Venti
• All three are the same temperature so they have same thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which has a higher specific heat capacity, water or sand?

• Sand
• Water
• They both have the same specific heat capacity.

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

The faster molecules move, 

• the higher the temperature
• the less temperature
• the same temperature
• I don't know

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

How does heat flow?

• Always from cold to warm
• Always from warm to cold
• Both warm to cold & cold to warm
• It depends on the temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added
• It requires more energy to change temperature