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LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is thermodynamics?
a)
movement of heat
b)
it's magic
c)
measurement of heat
d)
none of them
2.

How many laws of thermodynamics are there? (that we've talked about in this class before)

a)

a lot

b)

3

c)

4

d)

2

3.

I can't be created nor destroyed. What am I?

a)

energy

b)

air

c)

nothing

d)

a unicorn

4.

Which phase change represents a decrease in entropy?

a)

solid to liquid

b)

gas to liquid

c)

liquid to gas

d)

solid to gas

5.

what is entropy?

a)

the measure of disorder of a system

b)

the amount of energy gained in a reaction

c)

how long it takes for the reaction to occur

d)

the change in temperature during a reaction

6.

the first law of thermodynamics states that

a)

entropy is always increasing

b)

entropy is always decreasing

c)

energy cannot be created or destroyed; only transformed

d)

energy can be created

7.

The second law of thermodynamics states that ...

a)

entropy is constant

b)

the conservation of energy is always occurring

c)

entropy is always increasing

d)

entropy is always decreasing

8.
Which would have more entropy?
a)
Frozen ice cream
b)
Liquid Ice cream
9.
The transfer of thermal energy between objects of different temperatures is called...
a)
temperature
b)
heat
c)
internal energy
d)
none of these
10.

what is another name for the first law of thermodynamics?

a)

there is not another name

b)

conservation

c)

principle of conservation of energy

d)

chemical energy

11.

can conversions of energy reach 100% of efficiency?

a)

no most transformations are only 10% efficient

b)

yes all of them are 100%

c)

closer to 90%

12.

how much incoming solar radiation is actually converted to heat on earth?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

19%

d)

1%

13.

how much incoming solar radiation is reflected away from the atmosphere?

a)

20%

b)

29%

c)

30%

d)

50%

14.

describe an example of the principle of conservation of energy

a)

ice freezing

b)

chemical energy in food transforming into mechanical energy for us to use to move

c)

someone grilling chicken on the stove for dinner

15.

in the entropy conversion process, what is input energy converted to?

a)

heat

b)

output energy

c)

useful energy for work

d)

waste

16.

entropy is always _______ due to ________ _____________

a)

increasing, thermodynamics

b)

decreasing, energy transformations

c)

decreasing, gravity

d)

increasing, energy transformations