Specific Heat Capacity

Which will heat up faster?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

The symbol for specific heat is .......

• c

• Q

• m

• t

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

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?

• Copper

• Carbon Steel

• Zinc

• Stainless Steel

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The unit for specific heat is

• J

• J/gC

• g

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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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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.

A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added

• It requires more energy to change temperature

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