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Thermodynamics preassessment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
It is possible to reach absolute zero
a)
true
b)
false
2.
The temperature of a glass of cold water will eventually...
a)
Match the temperature of the surrounding environment.
b)
Always be colder than the surrounding environment.
c)
Become warmer than the surrounding environment.
d)
Never change temperature.
3.
How can energy be transferred from a cool object to a warm object?
a)
Work must be done
b)
Increase thermal energy
c)
Use convection
d)
Q=mTC
4.

Select the correct SI unit for Heat

a)

calorie

b)

joule

c)

kelvin

d)

celsius

5.

Select the correct SI unit for temperature

a)

calorie

b)

joule

c)

kelvin

d)

celsinheit

6.

Do molecules generally move faster at 45 C or 106 C?

a)

45 C because molecules have more energy than in 106C

b)

106 C because molecules have more energy than in 45C

c)

106 C because molecules have less energy than in 45C

d)

45C because molecules have less energy than in 106 C

7.

Close the door, you're letting the cold air out!

a)

false

b)

true

8.

temperature of ice

a)

0 degees Celsius

b)

Anything less than 0 degrees Celsius

c)

0 - 99 degees Celsius

d)

Ice can't have a temperature

9.

temperature of boiling water

a)

100 degrees Celsius

b)

Anything over 100 degrees Celsius

c)

101 degrees Celsius

d)

99 degrees Celsius

10.

I combine 1 kg of water at 50 degrees Celsius with 1 kg of water at 70 degrees Celsius. What is the resulting temperature of the water?

a)

50 degrees C

b)

70 degrees C

c)

60 degrees C

d)

65 degrees C

e)

55 degrees C

11.

Which section(s) of the graph below represent(s) a material undergoing a phase change?

a)

AB, only

b)

BC, only

c)

BC and DE

d)

AB and CD

e)

OA, BC, and DE

12.

In which section(s) is heat being added to the substance being graphed? Select all that apply.

a)

BC

b)

CD

c)

AB

d)

AC

13.

How is temperature related to heat?

a)

Temperature is a measure of the heat of an object.

b)

Heat causes a change in the temperature of an object.

c)

Raising the temperature causes the heat of an object to increase.

d)

Temperature and heat are two different ways to measure the same thing.

14.

Sonia notices that the temperature in the science lab is much colder than the temperature in her history classroom. Which of the following is true?

a)

The air molecules in the science lab are moving faster than those in the history classroom.

b)

The air molecules in the science lab are moving slower than those in the history classroom

c)

The air molecules in the science lab are moving at the same speed as those in the history classroom.

d)

The air molecules in the science lab are not moving while those in the history classroom are moving