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 symbol for Specific Heat

• Q

• t

• m

• C

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Water has a specific heat of 4184 J/KgºC.  Wood has a specific heat of 1760 J/KgºC.  What material needs more energy to raise the temperature 1ºC

• Wood

• Water

• Both are the same

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 gram of water from 20 C to 90 C?

• 1400 J

• 2800 J

• 210,000 J

• 1,400,000 J

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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 specific 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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The unit for specific heat is

• J

• J/gC

• g

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the equation to measure change in Thermal Energy?

• Q=mc∆t

• Q=mc

• Q= ∆mct

• m=QC

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What material would be the coolest after being heated?

• Copper

• Carbon Steel

• Zinc

• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How many Joules of energy are required to change 10 gram of ice at -2 C to water at 20 C?

• 440 J

• 880 J

• 10,140 J

• 66,000 J

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4