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Specific Heat & Calorimetry

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.
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?  (show your work)
a)
25g
b)
30g
c)
20g
d)
50g
7.
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
8.

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

9.
Calorimeters use insulating materials to:
a)
encourage affordable materials in science experiments in schools.
b)
preserve the heat of the environment outside the Styrofoam cup.
c)
prevent heat from escaping to the environment.
d)
keep the liquid inside the Styrofoam cup from overheating.
10.
A metal cube at temperature of 10°C immersed in a liquid at temperature of 70°C.
What is the temperature of the metal cube when thermal equilibrium is achieved between the cube and the liquid?
a)
Between 10°C and 70°C
b)
More than 70°C
c)
Less than 10°C
d)
Same as the room temperature
11.
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature 1ºC for every kilogram is called____?
a)
Thermal Energy
b)
Specific Heat
c)
Temperature
d)
Kinetic Energy
12.
What does temperature measure?
a)
Heat
b)
ºC
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
Thermal Energy
13.
There are 2 pans of water, one has 100 mL in it and one has 1000mL. You add 4000 joules of energy,  which one has the bigger change in temperature?
a)
100 mL
b)
1000 mL
c)
They the same material so they both heat to the same temperature
d)
They both will cool down.
14.
Copper, Stainless Steel, Carbon Steel, and Zinc were all heated using 10,000 JOULES of thermal energy.  What material would be have the LARGEST change in temperature?
a)
Copper
b)
Carbon Steel
c)
Zinc
d)
Stainless Steel
15.

A metal cube at temperature of 70°C is immersed in water at temperature of 20°C. The metal _______ heat while the water __________ heat.

a)

gains, loses

b)

loses, gains