Chemistry Specific Heat

How quickly or slowly a substance heats or cools is measured by its _____.

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Specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of the substance by....

• 1°C

• 5°C

• 10°C

• 20°C

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Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat?

• Iron

• Wood

• Water

• Sand

Which of the following substances has the lowest specific heat?

• Wood

• Sand

• Water

• Iron

• Lead

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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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The unit for specific heat is

• J

• J/gC

• g

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What is the main difference between heat and temperature?

• Heat is a measure of the total energy of molecular motion in a substance, while temperature is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance.

• Heat is a measure of the average energy of molecular motion in a substance, while temperature is the total energy of molecular motion in a substance.

• Heat can only be transferred between objects of the same temperature, while temperature can vary between objects.

• Heat is always measured in Joules, while temperature is always measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.

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The specific heat of water is?

• 0.67 J/g

• 0.45 J/g

• 4.18 J/g

• 1.76 J/g

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_____heat is a measure of how much energy it takes to raise the temperature of a substance.

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Specific heat is a physical property of matter.=

• True

• False

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