Heat Capacity

Which will heat up faster?

• copper

• granite

• iron

• basalt

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which will heat up slower?

• water

• lead

• granite

• iron

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

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.

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

• Thermal Energy

• Specific Heat

• Temperature

• Kinetic Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the heat capacity of a substance?

• Mass of the substance

• Temperature change

• Colour of the substance

• Specific heat capacity

The unit for specific heat is

• J

• J/gC

• g

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4