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Thermodynamics II Law

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
2.
The _____ Law of Thermodynamics says that heat always flows from an object with a higher temperature to an object of lower temperature naturally
a)
Zeroth
b)
First
c)
Second
d)
Third
3.
How does a refrigerator work?
a)
Moves heat from inside the fridge to the room
b)
Blows cold air into the fridge
c)
Uses convection cells
d)
It generates cold air
4.
An ice cube is placed on a table and begins to melt.  The following conclusion can be made.
a)
Energy is being absorbed by the table which causes the cube to melt.
b)
Energy is being transferred from the table to the ice cube.
c)
Energy is being created by the air and table and making the cube heat up.
d)
Energy  is being created by the ice cube and is being released to the air
5.

A gas is heated by supplying it with 250 kJ of

energy; at the same time, it is compressed

so that 500 kJ of work is done on the gas.

Calculate the change in the internal energy of

the gas.

a)

250 kJ

b)

750 kJ

c)

-250 kJ

d)

500 kJ

6.

A heat engine

a)

converts heat input to an equivalent amount of work

b)

converts work to an equivalent amount of heat

c)

takes heat in, does work, and loses energy heat

d)

uses positive work done on the system to transfer heat from a low temperature reservoir to a high temperature reservoir

e)

uses positive work done on the system to transfer heat from a high temperature reservoir to a low temperature reservoir

7.

A Carnot cycle

a)

is bounded by two isotherms and two adiabats on a p-V graph

b)

consists of two isothermal and two constant volume processes

c)

is any four sided process on a p-V graph

d)

only exists for an ideal gas

e)

has an efficiency equal to the enclosed area on a p-V diagram

8.

A Carnot engine operates between 200°C and 20°C. Its maximum possible efficiency is

a)

90%

b)

100%

c)

38%

d)

24%

e)

72%

9.
A hot cup of tea absorbs thermal energy from a cold room.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Cycle efficiency is defined as ...
a)
1 - Qc/Qh
b)
the amount of work added 
c)
the amount of heat added - amount of heat removed
d)
the amount of heat added
11.
The ideal thermodynamic cycle is called 
a)
the Crovener cycle
b)
the Carnot cycle
c)
the Nitrogen cycle
d)
the Somenoc cycle
12.
The work available in a Carnot cycle is equal to 
a)
the area under the high temperature curve
b)
the area under the low temperature curve
c)
the area above the low temperature curve and below the high temperature curve
13.

Process 1-2 is ....

a)

adiabatic expansion

b)

adiabatic compression

c)

isothermal expansion

d)

isothermal compression

14.

A carnot engine whose low temperature reservoir is in 7 degree Celcius has an efficiency of 50%. It is desired to increase the efficiency to 70%. By how many degrees the temperature of high temperature reservoir be increased?

a)

933.3 K

b)

373,3 K

c)

560 K

d)

280 K

15.

The high reservoir is in 100 degree celcius, and the low reservoir is in 10 degree celcius. The efficiency of this carnot engine is ....

a)

75,9%

b)

24,1%

c)

90%

d)

10%

16.

A refrigerator has low temperature reservoir is in -15 degree celcius and high temperature reservoir is in 30 degree Celcius. What is the actual COP (coefisien of performance) ?

a)

0,5

b)

1,5

c)

5,7

d)

14,85

17.

A refrigerator working on reversed Carnot cycle requires 0.5 KW per 1KW of cooling to maintain a temperature of -15°C. Determine the COP of the refrigerator.

a)

0,5

b)

1

c)

2

d)

2,5

18.

A refrigerator working on reversed Carnot cycle requires 0.5 KW per KW of cooling to maintain a temperature of -15°C. Determine the temperature in high temperature reservoir.

a)

287 K

b)

387 K

c)

487 K

d)

587 K

19.

If Carnot circle has high temperature reservoir is in 673 K and low temperature reservoir is 293 K. Determine the efficiency

a)

43,5%

b)

56,5%

c)

12%

d)

88 %

20.

An engine has efficiency 75% and low temperature reservoir is in 27 degree celcius. Calculate the temperature of high temperature reservoir?

a)

1200 K

b)

927 K

c)

400 K

d)

177 K

e)

207 K