Thermodynamics

A slower particle has a lower energy than an identical, faster particle.

• True

• False

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Thermal energy always moves:

• From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.

• From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.

• From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.

• From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.

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The second  law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a system  tends to ______________. 

• increase

• decrease

• stay constant

• fluctuate wildly

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The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

• convection

• insulation

• radiation

• conduction

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Which is an example of decreasing entropy in a closed system?

• Boiling water

• Freezing water

• Cells in a body coming together

• Ice melting

Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

• insulation

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Conduction

• The transfer of thermal energy through solids

• The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

• The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

Convection

• The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

• The transfer of thermal energy through solids

• The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

Radiation

• The transfer of thermal energy as electromagnetic waves

• The transfer of thermal energy through solids

• The transfer of thermal energy through liquids and gases

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In which of the following systems is entropy increasing?

• Putting together a puzzle

• Putting books on a shelf

• Breaking a plate

• Filling a jar of salt