Specific Heat

The SI units J/g°C measures

• Specific heat

• mass

• temperature

• heat energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

_______________ describes how much energy is required to raise an object's temperature.

• Conduction
• Convection
• Specific Heat
• Radiation

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

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What  is the formula to calculate heat energy required to raise the temperature of any substance?

• Q=mc∆t
• Q=mc
• Q= ½mv
• m=QC

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A high specific heat means...

• It heats up quickly with energy added
• It requires more energy to change temperature

What is Specific Heat?

• The  amount of thermal energy required to increase the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1°C.
  
• The  amount of radiant energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C
• The  amount of energy required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.
• The  amount of friction  required to increase the temperature of 1kgof a material by 1°C.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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

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NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The specific heat is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature one degree Celsius of 1 gram of a substance.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using the same thermal energy.  What material would be the coolest after being heated?

• Copper
• Carbon Steel
• Zinc
• Stainless Steel