Specific Heat

What has particularly high specific heat? 

• Water
• Gases 
• Metals 
• Poptarts

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

A high specific heat means...

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

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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

• Thermal Energy
• Specific Heat
• Temperature
• Kinetic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which will heat up faster?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which will cool down slower?

• granite

• basalt

• water

• iron

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Compared to the water, the soil became warmer during the heating period because soil...

• was closer to the lamp

• re-radiated less heat

• has a lower density

• has a lower specific heat

If I heat up 2 pans of water one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. Which one heats up the fastest?

• 100 mL
• 1000 mL
• They both heat up at the same speed
• They cool down.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

How do you calculate specific heat?

• multiply mass times temperature change

• divide mass by volume

• multiply mass times temperature change times specific heat

• multiply the specific heat by the density

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 grams of lead from 25°C to 35°C? [specific heat (c) = 0.129 J/(g•°C)]

• 6.45 J/(g•°C)

• 6.45 J

• 16.1 J/(g•°C)

• d.16.1 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4