Understanding Time and Entropy

Understanding Time and Entropy

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is time considered different from other dimensions like length, breadth, and height?

Because it is not affected by gravity

Because it is not a physical dimension

Because it only moves forward

Because it can move in any direction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What scientific field emerged from the study of steam engines?

Thermodynamics

Astrophysics

Electrodynamics

Quantum Mechanics

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the second law of thermodynamics imply about the nature of certain processes?

They are reversible

They are unpredictable

They are irreversible

They are constant

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an increase in entropy signify in a physical system?

Increased order

Decreased disorder

Decreased energy

Increased disorder

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe the future state of the universe with maximum entropy?

Heat Death

Big Crunch

Black Hole Era

Cosmic Freeze