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Thermal Properties

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A material with a(n) ___________ specific heat can absorb a great deal of thermal energy without a great change in temperature.
a)
High
b)
Low
2.
As the thermal energy of matter ___________, its particles usually spread out. 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
3.
If two objects of the same mass require different amounts of heat to raise their temperature 10 kelvin, the objects have different ______________.
a)
specific heats
b)
thermal expansions
4.
To keep food warm or cool, coolers are made out of materials that are _________________.
a)
insulators
b)
conductors
5.
Water has a specific heat of 4,186 J/(kg.K).  To raise the temperature of a bathtub of water (220 kg) by 3 kelvin, it takes _____________ Joules of energy.
a)
2,762,760
b)
2,672,700
6.
Specific heat is measured in joules.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Most metals are good conductors of heat.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The amount of energy required to raise 1 kg of material by 1 kelvin is called specific heat.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
On a hot summer day, a metal door in a wood frame may stick and be hard to open due to specific heat. 
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Insulators do not conduct heat well.
a)
True 
b)
False