Specific Heat Capacity

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

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

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat Capacity

• Temperature

• Heat Capacity

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the quantity of heat required to

• melt 1 kg of the substance.

• raise the temperature of the substance by 1⁰C.

• raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1⁰C.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which will be the easiest to heat up?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which will be the hardest to heat up?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

How much energy is needed to raise the temperature of 5.0 g of lead from 25°C to 35°C?

• 6.45 J/(g•°C)

• 6.45 J

• 16.1 J/(g•°C)

• d.16.1 J

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The temperature of a 6.0 g sample of glass changed from 20.0°C to 45.0°C when it absorbed 550 J of heat. What is the specific heat capacity of this glass?

• 0.27 J/g °C

• 3.7 J/g °C

• 130 J/g °C

• 12 J/g °C

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C. Specific heat of wood is 1.760 J/g°C. What material needs more heat energy to raise the temperature?

• Water

• Wood

• Both are same

Graphite has a specific heat capacity of 0.709 J/g⁰C. If a 20 g piece of graphite is cooled from 38⁰C to 18⁰C, how much energy was lost by the graphite?

• 283.6 J

• 183.6 J

• 203 J

• 109 J

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the specific heat capacity of a substance?

• The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1°C

• The amount of heat required to melt 1 kg of the substance

• The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the substance by 1°C

• The amount of heat required to vaporize 1 kg of the substance

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4