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Specific Heat

Authored by Lisa Thompson

Science

10th Grade

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Specific Heat
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following best explains why the sand at the beach is hotter than the water?

Sand has a higher specific heat than water.

Sand has a lower specific heat than water.

There is more water than sand at the beach.

There is more sand than water at the beach.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The temperature of an unknown piece of metal with a mass of 30.00 g changes from 25.0 °C to 35.0 °C when the metal absorbs 350.0 J of energy. What is the specific heat of the metal?

1.17 J/g°C

-1.17 J/g°C

0.857 J/g°C

-0.857 J/g°C

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Specific Heat?

The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.

The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C

The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.

The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which material heats up slowest?

Aluminium

Concrete

Diamond

Glass

Water

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The specific heat of platinum is 0.133 J/g°C. How much heat(Q) is released when a 10 g piece of platinum cools from 100°C to 50°C?

66.5 J

665 J

0.0266 J

0.665 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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 J

209 J

83 J

4.18 J

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

6200 J of heat is used to increase the temperature of a 1.2 kg metal block. The specific heat capacity of metal block is 450 J kg^{-1}°C^{-1}. What is the rise in temperature of the metal block ?

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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