Physics Unit 5.3 Lesson Check

Temperature is a measure of the...

• total energy in a substance
• total kinetic energy in a substance
• average potential energy in a substance
• average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance

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The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...

• temperature
• heat
• internal energy
• none of these

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

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

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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 first law of thermodynamics states that energy is

• created
• destroyed
• neither created or destroyed

• created and destroyed

Something that produces work using heat.

• Heat engine

• Perpetual Motion Machine

• Heat pump

• Entropy

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What does a heat pump do?

• Convert heat into work

• Move energy from high to low temperature

• Move energy from low to high temperature, using work

• Produce heat

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The waste heat from a heat engine is released into:

• The combustion chamber

• a hotter reservior

• a colder reservior

• work

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The second law of thermodynamics says that (select all that apply):

• Heat flows from hotter to colder

• Work is needed to reverse the flow of heat

• Energy cannot be created or destroyed

• Temperature is a measure of the ave. kinetic energy

• Entropy decreases closer to 0K

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In a motorcycle which is the heat engine cold source:

• Alternator

• Battery

• Exhaust

• Fuel injector

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