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The Nature of Energy

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process by which energy is transferred from a warmer object to a cooler object by means of physical contact
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Conduction
2.
Materials that transfer energy easily.
a)
Conductors
b)
Insulators
c)
Heat
d)
Energy
3.
Energy that travels across distances in the form of electromagnetic waves. 
a)
Convection
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Induction
4.
What happens to particles as they heat up?
a)
They slow down
b)
Nothing
c)
They don't move
d)
They speed up
5.

What type of heat transfer takes place in liquids and gasses?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

6.
What type of heat transfer takes place in solids?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
7.
What type of heat transfer takes place through open space?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
8.
Which example below is an example of conduction?
a)
Boiling macaroni
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
9.
Which example below is an example of radiation?
a)
Standing on a hot metal bridge
b)
The attic is warmer than the basement
c)
The Sun heating the Earth
d)
Touching hot sand with your feet
10.
As you touch a hot stove the heat transfers -
a)
from your hand to the stove
b)
from the stove to your hand
c)
It doesn't transfer
11.
___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
12.
Which situation best represents convection?
a)
Heat from a campfire
b)
A hot air balloon taking off
c)
Touching a hot piece of metal
d)
Getting sunburned
13.
In energy transformations, "wasted energy" usually takes what form?
a)
heat
b)
chemical energy
c)
light
d)
sound waves
14.

The law of energy conservation says the total energy before a process _______ the total energy after it

a)

is less than

b)

is more than

c)

affects

d)

equals

15.

A fossil fuel is a renewable resource formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals.

a)
b)
16.

Mechanical energy is the sum of an objects kinetic and potential energy.

a)
b)
17.
For the formula:
 Q= m c ∆T
The  units for specific heat are:
a)
g /J C
b)
°C/g J
c)
kJ/g
d)
J/g°C
18.
What would be the effect on the particles if more heat is supplied to the system?
a)
They would slow down
b)
They would stop moving
c)
They would speed up
d)
There would be no effect
19.

If two objects have different temperatures when they come in contact, heat will flow from the warmer object to the cooler one UNTIL ____________

a)

one reaches a temperature of zero

b)

they both have an equal temperature

c)

one runs out of energy

20.
The total energy of all the particles in a substance is called: 
a)
temperature
b)
thermal energy
c)
degrees
d)
mass
21.

If the specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g∙°C, how much heat is required to increase the temperature of 1.2 kg of water from 23 °C to 39 °C?

a)

-80,256 J

b)

80.256 J

c)

80,256 J

d)

-80.256 J

22.

What is the specific heat of an unknown substance if 100.0 g of it at 200.0 °C reaches an equilibrium temperature of 27.1 °C when it comes in contact with a calorimeter of water. The water weighs 75. g and had an initial temperature of 20.00 °C? (Specific heat of water is 4.18 J/g°C)

a)

0.111 J/g°C

b)

1.29 J/g°C

c)

0.129 J/g°C

d)

22225.85 J

23.

For a skillet, used for cooking, do you want a high or low specific heat

a)

High, so that it will need more energy to heat up

b)

Low, so that it will change temperature quickly

24.
The SI unit of heat and energy is the __________.
a)
calorie
b)
heat
c)
joule
d)
watt
25.

A sample of iron receives 50.J of heat energy that raises the temperature of the iron by 25.0°C. If iron has a specific heat of 0.10 J/g°C, what is the mass of the iron sample?

a)

25g

b)

30g

c)

20g

d)

50g

26.
A reaction is performed in a beaker with a temperature probe recording the temperature changes of the reaction.  If the temperature began at 15.0 degrees Celsius and ended at 27.5 degrees Celsius. Is the reaction endothermic or exothermic?
a)
Exothermic
b)
Endothermic
27.

Calorimetry Question:

A piece of metal with a mass of 32.8 g is heated to 100.5°C and dropped into 138.2 g of water at 20.0°C. The final temperature of the system is 30.2°C. What is the specific heat capacity of the metal?

a)

2.56 J/g°C

b)

0.391 J/g°C

c)

5.29 J/g°C

d)

3.50 J/g°C

28.
In an exothermic process, the surroundings are gaining energy.
a)
True
b)
False
29.

What does "q" mean?

a)

A change in health

b)

A change in heat

c)

A change in height

d)

A change in temperature

30.

What does "ΔT" mean?

a)

A change in health

b)

A change in heat

c)

A change in height

d)

A change in temperature

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